With a continuing emphasis being placed on multi-disciplinary approaches to patient care, key objectives of the Dietetic Internship Class of 1993 were to develop effective interpersonal skills, enhance communications and develop a working knowledge about each professional discipline of the health care practitioners in training at Yale University. In the late fall, 1992, in tandem with epidemiology and public health students, the dietetic interns formed a steering committee for the Yale Health Care Student Council (HCSC). The methods used were: soliciting member participation from each discipline (medical students, public health students, nursing students, physician assistant students, and dietetic interns); developing a biweekly newsletter for students and faculty; establishing weekly meetings inclusive of agenda format, meeting minutes, and chairmanship; forming social and educational functions; and securing financial support. The results were overwhelming in terms of participant support and financial endowments. Interpersonal relationships have matured with greater awareness of the other's discipline, promoting respect and an academic network which has broadened the dietetic interns' breadth of knowledge and experience. As students from each program serve on the council, monthly socials are established to provide the welcomed balance and diversion needed with their rigorous curriculum. Community bulletin boards with suggestion boxes were designed, funded and installed in the central area within the respective schools, thus optimizing communications between their classmates. The bi-weekly newsletter now features a monthly column entitled “An Inside Look…” showcasing one of these health professions. The newsletter format incorporates a social and lecture calendar, at least two feature articles, advertisements, and announcements - all written by members of the council. The establishment of a charter for the Yale HCSC has brought a pragmatic dimension to the “social education” of dietetic interns through understanding professional diversity and eliminating communication barriers. The Yale HCSC helps to shape the character of more worldly and sensitive health care professionals who recognize and respect the contributions of practitioners from other disciplines.