Interdisciplinary didactic instruction at academic health centers in the United States: attitudes and barriers |
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Authors: | Gardner S F Chamberlin G D Heestand D E Stowe C D |
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Institution: | (1) University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA;(2) Department of Pharmacy Practice, Slot 522, 4301 W. Markham St., Little Rock, AR, 72205;(3) University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, AR, USA |
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Abstract: | Interdisciplinary care is a method of providing patient care through a team approach that incorporates the efforts of various
health care providers. Studies show that this approach can improve patient care and decrease overall costs to the healthcare
system. Despite the evidence for the benefits of interdisciplinary care, there are no well-defined models for training students
during their didactic years to become members of an interdisciplinary team. This study utilized an investigator-developed
questionnaire to determine the attitudes of administrators of professional schools in the USA toward interdisciplinary education,
identified the perceived barriers to interdisciplinary education, examined the extent to which interdisciplinary education
is occurring at academic health center campuses, and identified the courses that might best be taught in an interdisciplinary
format. Administrators from medicine, nursing, and pharmacy hold positive attitudes toward interdisciplinary instruction.
Respondents from nursing and pharmacy hold more favorable attitudes than their counterparts from medicine. Positive attitudes
are seen more frequently among females than males, and among respondents from public single and multi-campuses than from private
campuses. This study demonstrated that administrators espouse very positive attitudes toward interdisciplinary education,
although they perceive the barriers to interdisciplinary education and the courses most suited for anointer disciplinary approach
differently. More discussions among administrators of various disciplines may allow barriers to be overcome and allow development
of interdisciplinary didactic courses that could test the hypothesis that these courses are more cost effective and more likely
to foster interdisciplinary teamwork in the clinical setting.
This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
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Keywords: | academic health center attitudes barriers courses didactic education health professions education interdisciplinary interprofessional |
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