An Interdisciplinary Community-based Clinical Experience for Beginning Students

This pilot program developed as a result of the success of the interdisciplinary program between the Colleges of Nursing and Pharmacy and is now an integral component of the first semester curricula for the two Colleges.

Abstract

Student and faculty evaluations of this program are consistently positive. Faculty members from the two colleges continue to develop improved collegial relationships. Students work well in interdisciplinary teams and value the unique contribution of each profession to high-quality client care. This program is now an integral component of the first semester curricula for the two Colleges. Faculties from each College continue to develop skills in interdisciplinary education. Currently, a pilot program is underway that includes the Colleges of Nursing, Pharmacy, and Medicine with a focus on interdisciplinary education and aging. This pilot program developed as a result of the success of the interdisciplinary program between the Colleges of Nursing and Pharmacy.