Melissa Owens, EdD RNLD is Director of Nurse Education at the University of York, England. She is also a board member of CAIPE (Centre for the Advancement of Interprofessional Education in the United Kingdom), a member of IP.Global and on the Steering Committee of IPR.Global . Dr Owens was awarded her Doctorate of Education in 2015, the focus of which was on non-formal interprofessional learning in the primary care setting and continues to publish in the field of IPE. She has a particular interest in identity and collaborative working practices and also in evidence-based practice.