title: Interdisciplinary collaboration: a study in progress.
abstract: A multidisciplinary, multi-institutional collaborative effort was initiated to address the perspectives of health care literacy in an urban/rural area of west Texas. This article presents the mechanisms utilized in the development and implementation of this collaborative process. Individuals within multiple institutions realized the importance of working together to address health care issues. As a result of this consortium development, an initial endeavor addressing health care literacy and functional health status was initiated. The development of the consortium and the project is presented in this article to provide a model for consortium development applicable to other professions.
authors.affiliation: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, School of Nursing, Odessa, USA. Carol.boswell@ttmcod.ttuhsc.edu
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Boswell
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cannon
authors.forename: KoKo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aung
authors.forename: Becky
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hammack
authors.forename: G Peter
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Ienatsch
authors.forename: Melvin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Prado
mesh_terms: D004522:Educational Status; D006266:Health Education; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D010865:Pilot Projects; D016730:Program Development; D012577:Schools, Medical; D013781:Texas