Participate in community events, work with organizations and strive for the big picture. Collaborate willingly and give freely of knowledge and information. It is interesting to note that the Pew report speaks of the necessity of adding philosophical foundations of an innate organism to the scientific foundations of the body as a mechanism. If that doesn't sound like chiropractic philosophy, I don't know what does. The time is right, the way is open.
Interdisciplinary care is a necessary component of future practice in managed care.
We must refine our knowledge and skills and seek to form working relationships with other health care professionals. Stay tuned, there's more. References Pew Health Professions Commission. UCSF Center for the Health Professions, 1995. Tresolini, CP and the Pew-Fetzer Task Force.