title: Developing communities of interprofessional practice: using a communities of practice framework for interprofessional education.
abstract: Development of interprofessional education programs that meet new Interprofessional Education Collaborative competencies is a challenge for faculty and administrators. This article describes a curricular design that places students in learning communities over a 2-year period with a plan for 5 learning sessions. Communities of practice is the theoretical framework of the curricular design, creating interprofessional clinicians capable of effective collaborative practice.
authors.affiliation: Author Affiliation: Chatham University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Susan E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Sterrett
authors.forename: Susan R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Hawkins
authors.forename: Mark L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Hertweck
authors.forename: Jodi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schreiber
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003479:Curriculum; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D006281:Health Occupations / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007858:Learning; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D013336:Students, Health Occupations / Q000523:psychology*; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology