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Dana L. Singla, PharmD; George E. MacKinnon, III, PhD; Karen J. MacKinnon, RPh; Wisam Younis, PharmD; Ben Field, DO

Dr Singla is assistant professor of pharmacy in the College of Pharmacy at Midwestern University in Glendale, Arizona, where Dr George MacKinnon is chair in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and professor of pharmacy and medicine, and Professor Karen MacKinnon is director of professional laboratories and assistant professor of pharmaceutical sciences. At the time of this study, Dr Younis was an assistant professor of pharmacy at the College of Pharmacy at Midwestern University. Dr Field was the associate dean of clinical education at Midwestern University's Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine at the time this article was written.

Correspondence to Dana L. Singla, PharmD, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Midwestern University, 19555 N. 59th Ave, Glendale, AZ 85308. E-mail: dsingl{at}midwestern.edu

The purpose of this project was to demonstrate to pharmacy and osteopathic medical students the value of interdisciplinary education through participation in an interdisciplinary medication adherence project. Each pharmacy student, assuming the role of a pharmacist, was paired with a medical student acting as a physician with a needlestick exposure requiring HIV prophylaxis therapy. Medical students were randomized to participate in one of three levels of pharmacist counseling. After completion of therapy, all students met to discuss adherence barriers, complete an attitudinal survey, and obtain a tablet count. Most pharmacy and medical students agreed or strongly agreed that participation in this project will help them work better within the health care team (82% and 87%, respectively) and that they should have more participation in interdisciplinary projects (83% and 76%, respectively). At the end of the project, these students reported positive attitudes concerning working on interdisciplinary health care education initiatives.