title: Interdisciplinary collaboration for health professional education in cancer control.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Overlapping responsibilities of health care delivery professionals in the United States has propelled medical, graduate nursing, and public health schools to rethink their curricula. The University of Massachusetts Medical School implemented the Cancer Prevention and Control Education (CPACE) initiative, an interdisciplinary curriculum focusing on behavioral and psychosocial aspects of cancer prevention, control, and research.
  
  
  METHODS
  An interdisciplinary Operations Committee developed courses, clerkships, and programs. Continuing education programs stressed the team approach.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  CPACE teaching objectives were congruent in the three schools, but logistical issues were challenging. Positive preevaluations and postevaluations indicated potential for shaping a collaborative attitude among health care providers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester 01655, USA. MaryJo.White@umassmed.edu
authors.forename: Mary Jo
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: Jane G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Zapka
authors.forename: Jackie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Coughlin-Storm
authors.forename: Mary K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Alexander
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bauer-Wu
mesh_terms: D002982:Clinical Clerkship; D003479:Curriculum; D004496:Education, Continuing; D004501:Education, Medical; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate; D040381:Education, Public Health Professional; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008404:Massachusetts; D017145:Models, Educational; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*