Interprofessional education for health science students' attitudes and readiness to work interprofessionally: a prospective cohort study.

Background: Interprofessional education of healthcare providers is necessary to foster collaborative practice and improve patient outcomes.

Objective: To examine the effectiveness of the single-session interprofessional education in improving interprofessional attitudes, increasing knowledge of healthcare professions, and improving perceived-readiness for working interprofessionally and with older adults in students in occupational therapy, physical therapy, and physician assistant graduate programs.

Methods: We used a prospective, pre-post cohort design.