Mathieu Nendaz, MD, MHPE
Professor
Faculty of Medicine
Mathieu Nendaz is an internist at the Geneva University Hospitals and trained in health professions education at the University of Illinois (Chicago). He is presently also Vice-dean for undergraduate education, Director of the Unit of Development and Research (UDREM) and Professor at the Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland. His research interests include Internal Medicine and Medical Education. In this field, he is particularly interested in decision-making, clinical reasoning, clinical supervision, and interprofessional issues. He is involved in direct teaching, clinical supervision and training, as well as in faculty training and the development and organization of teaching concepts and medical curriculum.

Presenting at the Nexus Summit:

The learning of interprofessional collaboration is crucial during health studies but there are still obstacles. The development of students' interprofessional identity (IPI) could be a lever to enhance this learning. This identity allows to develop a feeling of belonging to a broader community than an own profession. Students develop interprofessional behaviours, thoughts, and attitudes. Its activation is contextual, especially during clinical training. That place would be considered as a socialisation space. The factors associated with the development of IPI in that particular context have…