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.


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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.


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Breaking Hierarchies: Redefining Healthcare with Collaborative Leadership

Collaborative leadership breaks down rigid hierarchies, fostering a culture of shared responsibility, mutual respect, and open communication.


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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!


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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.


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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.


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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.


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Navigating Bias in Healthcare

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


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The Art of Balance: Navigating Role Conflict & Role Ambiguity

Navigating role conflict and role ambiguity is like steering a ship through turbulent waters.


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Collaborative Practice within Communities

“The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.” - Phil Jackson


A team of healthcare professionals are seated at a table discussing options for a treatment plan in a collaborative manner across disciplines and cultures.

Cultural Considerations to Promote Effective Collaboration

We all can always work to incorporate cultural considerations in our practice – this starts with us!