Interdisciplinary health team shows how collaboration bolsters care
Ninety-one-year-old Filomena Flores recently welcomed a very special group of USC students into her home.
Although her visitors came from seven different professional programs spanning the university — dentistry, medicine, occupational therapy, pharmacy, physical therapy, physician assistant practice and social work—they arrived as a team.
This meeting, led by an accompanying faculty mentor, was the first of a series aimed at teaching students to work collaboratively in examining the health issues facing Flores and identifying ways to improve her care. … Read More »