Abstract

Today’s global society is increasingly diverse and complex requiring resiliency to successfully navigate challenges in the workplace. Health care educators are charged with the task of developing curriculum that is highly engaging while also preparing students to address the challenges of providing safe and effective care to increasingly ill patients within complex integrated healthcare systems. Central to their success as learners and future practitioners will be the development of grit: The ability to be diligent, hardworking, and able to remain positive despite setbacks. Interprofessional education develops grit by tapping into intrinsic motivation and provides a new modality for the development of 21^st century skills and competencies of teamwork, collaboration, communication, and ethical reasoning. The article will provide a discussion of IPE as a venue for promoting grit as well as developing intrinsic motivation in today’s 21^st century healthcare students.