Influence of pharmacy students on the attitudes of medical students following an interprofessional course.

Background: Clinical interprofessional education (IPE) can promote mutual understanding of other health professions and respectful behaviors among health-care professionals. The aims of this study were to evaluate the effects of IPE on the attitudes of medical and pharmacy students in an inpatient hospital setting and, in particular, the influence of pharmacy students on the attitudes of medical students.

Methods: The 6th year doctor of pharmacy students and medical students were enrolled in a prospective cohort study.