Interprofessional Collaboration: A Qualitative Study of Non-Physician Perspectives on Resident Competency.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) includes the ability to collaborate in an interprofessional team as a core professional activity that trainees should be able to complete on day 1 of residency (Med Sci Educ. 26:797-800, 2016). The training that medical students require in order to achieve this competency, however, is not well established (Med Sci Educ. 26:457-61, 2016), and few studies have examined non-physician healthcare professionals' perspectives regarding resident physicians' interprofessional skills.

Objective

This study aims to describe non-physicians' views on barriers to collaboration with physicians, as well as factors that contribute to good collaborative relationships.

Participants

Nurses, social workers, case managers, dieti

SUBMITTER: Garth M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5880757 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature