Lesley Bainbridge is Director Interprofessional Education (Faculty of Medicine) at the University of British Columbia where she also serves as Associate Principal Interprofessional Programs (College of Health Disciplines). She served as interim and then permanent head of the physical therapy academic program from 1994 until 2002 when she became interim Director of the School of Rehabilitation Sciences. She served in this position until 2005 when she assumed her current positions. She is currently enrolled in an interdisciplinary arts and science doctoral program through Union Institute & University focusing on interprofessional education and collaborative practice in the health care setting. She has presented numerous papers on interprofessional education and practice, co-chaired the international conference Altogether Better Health: Progress in Interprofessional Education & Collaborative Practice (Vancouver May 2004) and sits on the sits on the Steering Committee for the Interprofessional Rural Program of B.C.