Abstract

According to multiple national and international policies, interprofessional education and practice is a necessary component to break the silos in health care services, as well as improve patient safety and health outcomes. As a result, interprofessional education is quickly becoming the accreditation standard for multiple healthcare disciplines including medicine, nursing, pharmacy, physical therapy and speech-language pathology. In addition to developing curriculum that is highly engaging while also preparing students to address the challenges of providing safe and effective care to increasingly ill patients, health care educators must also design, refine, and embed interprofessional education activities into an often impacted program. This article will provide a brief background of interprofessional education, current accreditation expectations across healthcare disciplines and discuss the development of the California-Interprofessional Education Research Academy Model.