Educating the next generation of health leaders: Medical-legal partnership and interprofessional graduate education

摘要

With the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), the fields of health and law are moving from a single perspective approach to a cooperative, holistic, and integrated approach to public health. Interprofessional, team-based care is central to advancing healthcare and improving individual and public health. Interprofessional care occurs when "multiple health workers from different professional backgrounds work together with patients, families, careers and communities to deliver the highest quality of care. It allows health workers to engage any individual whose skills can help achieve local health goals."