Interdisciplinary Education for Teamwork in the Health Professions: What it is and Why it is Important ?
Dr. Clark’s presentation Discussion Dr. Clark was asked if he used Myers-Briggs to get started. He used that as well as a lot of additional assessment tools. Some faculty disagreed wtih the concept and thought it to be artificial. Other faculty thought the team concept was essential, especially for residents. Still another comment was that the greatest barrier in having successful teams is the pecking order we have within our system. Two of 10 students perceive that you don’t ask questions of a nurse, but go back to the attending. They lose sight of where their real education is going to occur because they get caught up in the “pecking” order. Another comment was that, as Dr. Clark stated, the M.D. is the conductor of the orchestra. Dr. Clark states that in a clinical setting, he observed that physicians are going to be leaders and are not always comfortable with that, and are not trained for that role. Social workers are the real team leaders but are likewise not always trained to be
