Implementation of interprofessional education (IPE) in 16 U.S. medical schools: Common practices, barriers and facilitators

Journal of Interprofessional Education and Practice

Volumn 4, Issue , 2016, Pages 41-49

  West, Courtney ^a   Graham, Lori ^a   Palmer, Ryan T ^b   Miller, Marissa Fuqua ^c   Thayer, Erin K ^c   Stuber, Margaret L ^d   Awdishu, Linda ^e   Umoren, Rachel A ^f   Wamsley, Maria A ^g   Nelson, Elizabeth A ^h   Joo, Pablo A ⁱ   Tysinger, James W ^j   George, Paul ^k   Carney, Patricia A ^b   Garman, Karen ^l   Dollase, Richard ^k   Charon, Rita ^m   Harmon, Stephanie ⁿ  

^a TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁱ ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^k BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^m New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

ⁿ STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Author keywords

Collaboration; Interprofessional education; Interprofessional learning; Mixed methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 84978923005     PISSN: None     EISSN: 24054526     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.xjep.2016.05.002     Document Type: Article

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