title: American Interprofessional Health Collaborative: historical roots and organizational beginnings.
abstract: This article describes the emergence of the American Interprofessional Health Collaborative to rebuild capacity for interprofessional education and care in the U.S. through an inclusive, evidence-based and open exchange of information and resources. Also described are the historical context and the national and international climate for its emergence.
authors.affiliation: University of Minnesota Academic Health Center, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA. Tel 612-625-3972, fax 612-626-2111. brandt@umn.edu.
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Blue
authors.forename: Barbara F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Brandt
authors.forename: Madeline H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Schmitt
mesh_terms: D000488:Allied Health Personnel / Q000193:education* / Q000266:history*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004517:Education, Professional / Q000266:history*; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D058025:Interdisciplinary Studies; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D017145:Models, Educational; D014481:United States