Problematizing assumptions about interdisciplinary research: implications for health professions education research

Assumptions, ambiguities, and possibilities in interdisciplinary population health research.

The rhetoric of "interdisciplinary," "multi-disciplinary," and "transdisciplinary" permeates many population health research projects, funding proposals, and strategic initiatives. Working across, with, and between disciplines is touted as a way to advance knowledge, answer more complex questions, and work more meaningfully with users of research. From our own experiences and involvement in the...

Health Professions Education Research and the Institutional Review Board.

The growth in health professions education (HPE) and a desire on the part of nurse and medical educators to disseminate their work have raised important questions about the ethical conduct of education research. At the center of the debate is the institutional review board (IRB) and its proper role in the oversight of HPE research. This article examines the IRB process and types of reviews for ...

Biophysics software for interdisciplinary education and research

Curricular principles for health professions education about family violence.

The curricular principles presented here arose from a national conference of experts in dealing with family violence from medicine, nursing, and dentistry. The conference, held in March 1994 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, was supported by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The conference's work was based upon the premise that an integrated approach to health-professional education in family viole...

PRIDE: Photonics Research in Interdisciplinary Education

A new combined research-curriculum development (CRCD) program at Boston University titled Photonics Research in Interdisciplinary Education (PRIDE) is described. The PRIDE program is designed to demonstrate vertically integrated curriculum development by incorporating three levels of modules into a wide range of existing courses. Examples of photonics research and knowledge are molded into modu...