1 First year health science interprofessional education: Can components of readiness for IPE be influenced in the classroom?

This thesis is structured into ten chapters. Chapter 1 is the Critical Review, Chapter 2 presents study Methods and Chapter 3 describes the sample characteristics and provides a cross sectional analysis of the 2013 and 2014 cohort samples. Chapters 1-3 present study information as traditional thesis chapters and as such contain additional detail and content typical of this format. Chapters 4-9 are manuscripts prepared according to target journal guidelines. Each manuscript includes their own sections that review the literature, present and discuss the findings and propose recommendations. Chapter 10 summarises and concludes the study series and PhD key findings.