Collaborative Efforts towards an Interdisciplinary and Interprofessional Dual Degree Program for Public Health Training in a New Rural Medical School (original) (raw)

International public health journal, 2015

Abstract

IntroductionPractitioners, educators, and researchers working in the fields of public health and primary care strive for the common goal of improved health of individuals and their communities. Despite this mutual aim, the efforts of primary care physicians and public health practitioners are often disconnected from one another, to the detriment of their patients and communities. In a healthcare environment characterized by marked policy change, limited resources, and increasing need, the fields of primary care and public health will require more support from one another. A symbiotic relationship between these fields that involves interprofessional collaborations, community engagement, and collaborative evidence-based research endeavors will be essential to the achievement of the mutual goals of enhanced primary care and improved community health.Medical schools provide natural opportunities to integrate public health training and primary care. To this end, The Commonwealth Medical ...

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