Professional Development
Trained Apart, Expected to Work Together: The Interprofessional Education Crisis in Florida Health Programs
Florida's health education programs continue to train nursing, respiratory therapy, and physical therapy students in disciplinary isolation, producing graduates who are clinically competent but ill-equipped for collaborative care environments. The gap between how students learn and how hospitals actually function is widening, and the consequences are measurable. A growing number of Florida institutions are beginning to challenge this model—and their early results offer a compelling blueprint for
