The current developments in healthcare are unprecedented. The organization of health care is complex. Collaboration is essential to meet all the healthcare needs of patients and to achieve coordinated and unambiguous information. Multiprofessional education (MPE) or multidisciplinary training (MDT) seems a logical step to stimulate teamwork. However, collaboration and MPE are wrestling with the same problems: social identity and acceptance. (Roodbol PF. Multiprofessional education to stimulate collaboration: a circular argument and its consequences. Netherlands Journal of Medical Education 2010;29(1):61–65)