The Relationship between Interprofessional Leadership Education and Interprofessional Practice: How Intensive Personal Leadership Education Makes a Difference

Abstract

OBjECTIvEs To study the effects of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) Interdisciplinary Leadership Development Program (ILDP) on interprofessional attitudes, beliefs, and use of skills. ILDP is a collaboration among five campus-based U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau-funded training programs. These programs included Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND), Nutrition, Pediatric Dentistry, Public Health, and Social Work.