Interprofessional education refers to occasions when students from two or more professions in health and social care learn together during all or part of their professional training with the object of cultivating collaborative practice for providing client- or patient-centered health care.

What is interprofessional health care?

The World Health Organization defines it as “multiple health workers from different professional backgrounds work[ing] together with patients, families, carers (caregivers), and communities to deliver the highest quality of care.”

What does the word interprofessional mean?

: occurring between or involving two or more professions or professionals an interprofessional committee interprofessional collaboration.