Interprofessional experiences to bridge the medical school to residency transition: a pilot program

Interprofessional education important for transition to interprofessional collaboration

“…While IPE is one element that may help the transition from student to junior doctor, research supports our belief that IPE facilitates an understanding of health professional roles and collaborative teamwork. 2 In our experience, learning in practice settings is frequently siloed, students interacting with their own kind, thereby reinforcing uniprofessional thinking whilst inhibiting the development of a collaborative mind-set. 3,4 There appears to be a disconnect between curriculum components on interprofessional theory, teamworking and collaboration.…”