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*This page is currently under construction - it has been posted in this interim version to serve as an example of the contributions students can make to this site.  Please check back view the updated version.*

This page is designed to introduce students to several of the patient-oriented health science disciplines.  This page does not include all health science disciplines at The University of North Carolina but focuses on the schools with the greatest enrollment.  We encourage schools of other disciplines to update or add to the information provided here  and to continue to take steps to improve the structure of this interdisciplinary project.     

The information on this page was provided by a booklet created by the UNC Student Interdisciplinary Committee:

Becky Fornaro; Project Coordinator, Pharmacy

Janice Ruffini; Public Health

Zane Basarwala; Medicine

Mark Suttle; Dentistry

Purpose of Interdisciplinary Student Link

    Communication and collaboration between health care professionals is essential for optimal patient care.  However, many health care professionals do not fully understand the capabilities of and services provided by their colleagues.  The schools in the Division of Health Affairs at UNC are informally implementing an interdisciplinary practice opportunity to introduce students to the roles and capabilities of other professionals and to help students improve their abilities to participate effectively in health care teams.  This opportunity allows students on community clerkships to spend time with students from other disciplines who are learning in the same AHEC region.  We hope that this learning experience for students will accomplish these objectives:

    §Learn other perspectives regarding unique and shared health care roles  in the community

    §Explore ways to collaborate to meet the total health care needs of mutual patients

    §Evaluate preconceived stereotypes/assumptions of other professions

    We encourage you to spend time in the corresponding practices that interest you and discuss with other health science students ways to work together in caring for mutual patients.  Use this booklet as a guide to understanding learning requirements and experiential components of the other disciplines.

Click on a school below to learn more:

UNC School of Dentistry

UNC School of Medicine

UNC School of Nursing

UNC School of Pharmacy

UNC School of Public Health

UNC School of Social Work

Contact Numbers and Web Site Links:

School of Dentistry     966-1161

School of Medicine     966-4161

School of Nursing      966-5265

School of Pharmacy          966-1121

School of Public Health     966-7676

School of Social Work       962-1225

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