Background The value of interprofessional education (IPE) in nurturing healthcare
professionals, and in shaping their professional identities, and their attitudes towards
interdisciplinary teamwork and collaboration is established in the literature. IPE is an
emerging concept in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and is new to the
United Arab Emirates (UAE). To date, the applicability and feasibility of IPE and of the
corresponding collaborative practice in MENA countries remain largely unexamined …

Background The value of interprofessional education (IPE) in nurturing healthcare
professionals and shaping their professional identities and attitudes towards
interdisciplinary teamwork and collaboration is established in the literature. It is an emerging
concept in the Middle East and North Africa region and is new to the United Arab Emirates
(UAE). Purpose To investigate the effect of one of the first experiences of IPE in the UAE,
which was designed in alignment with the principles of the Situated Learning Theory, on …