<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/articles/interprofessional-education-collaborative-healthcare/index.html" dsn="blogs"><title>Breaking Down Silos: How APU’s Interprofessional Education Prepares Students for Collaborative Healthcare</title><pubDate>03/31/2026 01:44:37 PM</pubDate><author>Nathan Foster</author><intro>At APU, equipping students for successful careers means more than just training them in the specialized skills of their chosen fields. It means teaching them how to work together effectively with people from other disciplines. In the real world of healthcare, patient care is never a solo endeavor. To bridge the gap between classroom theory and real-world application, APU’s College of Education and Behavioral Sciences, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, and College of Arts, Humanities, Sciences, and Theology hosted a dynamic interprofessional education event. </intro><image><img src="/_resources/images/articles/IPE%20Event.webp" alt="A team of healthcare workers collaborate on a case around a table."/></image><cap/><tags><tag>Behavioral Sciences</tag><tag>CAHST</tag><tag>Health Sciences</tag><tag>Nursing</tag></tags></item>