ERIC Number: EJ558369
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Some Medical and Nursing Schools Declare a Truce and Start To Work Together.
Mangan, Katherine S.
Chronicle of Higher Education, v44 n17 pA10-A12 Dec 19 1997
As nurse practitioners increasingly move into practice areas once reserved for primary-care physicians, and as medical schools move more toward general practice and primary care, medical and nursing students are competing for a limited number of slots in which they can receive on-the-job clinical instruction. With professional boundaries overlapping, confusion about roles and problems with cooperation have resulted. (MSE)
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Clinical Experience, Competition, Cooperation, Educational Demand, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Interprofessional Relationship, Medical Education, Medical Schools, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Education, On the Job Training, Professional Education
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Language: English
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