The NCRHP efforts in interdisciplinary education are designed to address recent calls for health professions education to become more interdisciplinary using a teamwork approach. Collaboration among members of health professions teams is believed to result in increased patient satisfaction and improvements in quality of care. By drawing upon the strengths of each health profession, patient care can be optimized.

The NCRHP utilizes a three-phase approach to fostering interdisciplinary educational programs and models. Each educational phase involves the development and delivery of programs and strategies designed to recruit and retain health professionals to practice in rural communities.

Each of these approaches provides opportunities to promote the concept and practice of interdisciplinary teamwork. An interdisciplinary approach helps to address the goal of healthy people, healthy rural communities.

 

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