Interprofessional Doctoral Programs: Challenging Disciplinary Constructs

Interprofessional education through shadowing experiences in multi-disciplinary clinical settings

The World Health Organization has recently added Interprofessional Education (IPE) to its global health agenda recognizing it as a necessary component of all health professionals' education. We suggest mandatory interprofessional shadowing experiences as a mechanism to be used by chiropractic institutions to address this agenda. IPE initiatives of other professions (pharmacy and medicine) are d...

Quality criteria for inter- and trans-disciplinary doctoral research outcomes

Using Contextual Constructs Model to Frame Doctoral Research Methodology

This paper presents a novel research model – Contextual Constructs Model (CCM) and the theory that underpins it – Contextual Constructs Theory (CCT). First developed as part of a complex project investigating user perceptions of information quality during Web-based information retrieval, the CCM is not a single research method per se, but is a modelled research framework providing an over-archi...

What ranks for research doctoral programs?

Doctoral programs in health professions education.

The interest to pursue doctoral degrees in the health professions is increasing exponentially. Some reasons for this increase include innovations in curriculum and instructional strategies, competency-based assessment, particularly at the postgraduate level, and accreditation requirements. Through various electronic search methods, interviews, review of documents and site visits, 24 structured ...