Interprofessional education: a theoretical orientation incorporating profession-centrism and social identity theory

Edward Pecukonis

doi:10.1111/jlme.12189

Interprofessional education: a theoretical orientation incorporating profession-centrism and social identity theory

J Law Med Ethics. 2014 Dec:42 Suppl 2:60-4. doi: 10.1111/jlme.12189.

Author

Edward Pecukonis¹

Affiliation

¹ Co-Director of the UMB Center for Interprofessional Education and an Associate Professor at the School of Social Work at UMB.

PMID: 25564712
DOI: 10.1111/jlme.12189

Abstract

To improve health for our citizens our health work force must be team focused and collaboration ready. The theory of social identity is used to explain profession-centrism and ultimately inform our understanding of the challenges of developing and implementing interprofessional education curricula.

MeSH terms

Curriculum*
Global Health / education*
Humans
Interdisciplinary Communication
Interprofessional Relations*
Models, Theoretical*
Social Identification*