The benefits of a multiprofessional education programme can be sustained

Improved understanding by third-year medical students about the professiona l roles of doctors and midwives in the care of labouring women following a multiprofessional education programme have been previously reported. Follow ing a clinical attachment in the fourth year, the previously observed chang es in awareness of professional responsibility were maintained in the same group of medical students and in some areas enhanced. We believe that a sho rt multiprofessional course early in the medical curriculum can change awar eness of professional responsibility. Further, we have evidence that these attitude changes were maintained and enhanced following a clinical attachme nt later in the educational programme. This reinforcement of multiprofessio nal experiences may enhance working practice after graduation.