ORCID
- Jaysan Charlesford: 0000-0001-5823-8976
Abstract
There is an increasing focus on the importance of interprofessional education as an integral part of health and social care training. However, the fundamental psychological processes underlying successful interprofessional education are not well understood. Here we propose a single framework, Integrating Neuroscience and Social Psychology In Researching Interprofessional Education (INSPIRE), grounded in evidence from social psychology and neuroscience that could be used to generate testable hypotheses to inform the design, development and evaluation of interprofessional education. The application of this framework offers a novel, scientifically grounded approach to improving the learning outcomes of interprofessional education and provides a foundation for future research in this field.
DOI Link
Publication Date
2026-05-04
Publication Title
Journal of Interprofessional Care
ISSN
1356-1820
Acceptance Date
2026-03-29
Deposit Date
2026-04-26
Funding
The author(s) reported there is no funding associated with the work featured in this article.
Keywords
contact hypothesis, health and social care, interprofessional education, predictive processing, psychological mechanism
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
First Page
1
Last Page
12
Recommended Citation
Schenke, K., Rae, P., Charlesford, J., & Gee, P. (2026) 'Integrating Neuroscience and Social Psychology In Researching Interprofessional Education: The INSPIRE framework', Journal of Interprofessional Care, , pp. 1-12. Available at: 10.1080/13561820.2026.2654562
