Leveraging Interprofessional Education to Improve Physician/Laboratory Cooperation and Patient Outcomes

Benjamin W Weber; Kamran Mirza

doi:10.1007/s40670-021-01496-4

Leveraging Interprofessional Education to Improve Physician/Laboratory Cooperation and Patient Outcomes

Med Sci Educ. 2022 Jan 14;32(1):239-241. doi: 10.1007/s40670-021-01496-4. eCollection 2022 Feb.

Authors

Benjamin W Weber¹, Kamran Mirza²

Affiliations

¹ School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA.
² Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, USA.

Abstract

Pathology and laboratory medicine are integral parts of the healthcare team. While this fact is uncontested, efforts to integrate medical laboratory science (MLS) students into interprofessional education (IPE) activities with medical students have been scarce. We contend here that now is the optimal time to explore IPE with medical and MLS students and that doing so will provide significant benefits to students as well as their future patients. Neglecting to capitalize on this opportunity will result in continued interprofessional barriers.

Keywords: Healthcare education; Interprofessional education; Medical laboratory science; Undergraduate medical education.

Publication types

Editorial