title: Envisioning a transdisciplinary university.
abstract: Achieving social and economic growth requires collaboration, especially in global health. If universities are to improve health globally, they will need to train students and to support faculty who can effectively collaborate with those from other disciplines and cultures.
authors.affiliation: Research Associate at the Institute of Medicine, where she works on chronic disease prevention projects and provides research support to the IOM president.
authors.forename: Leigh
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Carroll
authors.forename: Mohammed K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cuff
authors.forename: Mark D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Huffman
authors.forename: Bridget B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: Sandeep P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Kishore
authors.forename: K M Venkat
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Narayan
authors.forename: Karen R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Siegel
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vedanthan
mesh_terms: D004493:Education / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D014495:Universities