
Collaboration Insights
Collaboration Insights: A Health Professions Blog for Effective Collaboration is a blog created for students, faculty, and alumni by interprofessional student interns. It is a hub for information on interprofessional education and collaboration: related skill-building, research, professional spotlights, and podcasts.

Appreciating Cultural Differences to Improve Team Dynamics
Ultimately, there is a need to acknowledge, appreciate, and understand the diversity of perspectives that are encountered in a typical work environment.

Breaking Hierarchies: Redefining Healthcare with Collaborative Leadership
Collaborative leadership breaks down rigid hierarchies, fostering a culture of shared responsibility, mutual respect, and open communication.

A Trust Issue: Building Rapport in a New Team Should Begin with Working on Trust
Building rapport in a new team should begin with working on trust – this is how we can apply this concept to healthcare!

A Playbook for the Next Generation of Interprofessional Advocates
Whether you join a team or create your own, getting involved in healthcare advocacy is a home run for our patients and communities.

Reflections on Team Conflict and Communication
To more effectively prevent and overcome conflict, it is crucial to first establish trust and a pattern of good communication.

Collaborating for a More Sustainable Healthcare Workforce: Reflections and Lessons Learned
Collaboration can be complex – it takes time, care, and a mutual desire to work together.

Navigating Bias in Healthcare
Self-awareness: To solve a problem, one must first be aware of it.

The Art of Balance: Navigating Role Conflict & Role Ambiguity
Navigating role conflict and role ambiguity is like steering a ship through turbulent waters.

Collaborative Practice within Communities
“The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.” - Phil Jackson

Cultural Considerations to Promote Effective Collaboration
We all can always work to incorporate cultural considerations in our practice – this starts with us!