Meeting North Carolina's health care needs through interprofessional education and practice.
To meet the future health care needs of North Carolinians, health professions students must learn how to work together as part of an interdisciplinary team. This commentary describes how interprofessional education and team-based care can decrease the number of adverse events, improve health care delivery, and support consistent outcomes.
Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA.
Elizabeth Griffin
EG
Baxley
Corresponding author: Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA. cunninghamp@ecu.edu.
Paul R
PR
Cunningham
D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D017145:Models, Educational; D009657:North Carolina; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration