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Abstract
The age of siloed healthcare delivery is coming to an end. Research demonstrates that interprofessional collaboration (IPC), the provision of comprehensive services to patients by multiple health providers who collaborate within and across settings, improves the efficiency of the healthcare system, work environments, and patient outcomes. However, developing IPC skills requires training, often referred to as interprofessional education (IPE). This report aims to describe an innovation in IPE: student-run clinics (SRCs). SRCs are organizations composed of students from various disciplines who collaboratively plan and deliver healthcare and health promotion. Recent trends in Canadian SRCs are contrasted with those in the United States. The literature supporting SRCs as a method of delivering IPE, as well as the benefits conferred to patients, students, and communities at large is explored. It is clear that SRCs in Canada are an evolving approach to IPE and are filling a previously undiscovered healthcare niche.
Acknowledgements
The authors would like to acknowledge their gratitude to Holly Haggarty, Jack Haggarty, Mark Doble, and David Thompson for helping peer review this report.