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Preliminary steps toward creating an interprofessional international public health program

In 2005, the New York University College of Dentistry (NYUCD) and the New York University College of Nursing (NYUCN) formed an organizational partnership, whereby the NYUCN became positioned within the NYUCD. While this novel partnership has involved challenges involved with restructuring and moving away from historic models of education, research and health care delivery, it has provided significant opportunities for faculty to work together on the development of innovative interprofessional education, practice, and research programs (Anonson et al., 2008). NYUCD has conducted an international outreach program for over 15 years, currently bringing students and faculty to developing countries to provide dental care to underserved populations. This program was viewed as an ideal context in which to develop an interprofessional learning initiative driven by community needs. This report describes the community needs assessment conducted in April 2008 in Copan Ruinas, Honduras. The purpose of this assessment was to obtain information about the community’s priority health issues, service needs and health care infrastructure to inform the development of an interprofessional learning and practice model.