TY - JOUR
T1 - Current trends in interprofessional education of health sciences students
T2 - A literature review
AU - Abu-Rish, Erin
AU - Kim, Sara
AU - Choe, Lapio
AU - Varpio, Lara
AU - Malik, Elisabeth
AU - White, Andrew A.
AU - Craddick, Karen
AU - Blondon, Katherine
AU - Robins, Lynne
AU - Nagasawa, Pamela
AU - Thigpen, Allison
AU - Chen, Lee Ling
AU - Rich, Joanne
AU - Zierler, Brenda
N1 - Funding Information:
This review was undertaken by an interprofessional research team at the University of Washington (UW), Schools of Nursing, Medicine and Pharmacy, in collaboration with a medical education qualitative researcher at the University of Ottawa. Funding from the Josiah Macy Jr Foundation and the Hearst Foundations supported this review as part of a larger IPE grant project.
Funding Information:
This work was supported by grants from the The Josiah Macy Jr Foundation (Grant # B08-05), the Hearst Foundation, and by Grant Number TL1 RR 025016 from the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the article.
PY - 2012/11
Y1 - 2012/11
N2 - There is a pressing need to redesign health professions education and integrate an interprofessional and systems approach into training. At the core of interprofessional education (IPE) are creating training synergies across healthcare professions and equipping learners with the collaborative skills required for today's complex healthcare environment. Educators are increasingly experimenting with new IPE models, but best practices for translating IPE into interprofessional practice and team-based care are not well defined. Our study explores current IPE models to identify emerging trends in strategies reported in published studies. We report key characteristics of 83 studies that report IPE activities between 2005 and 2010, including those utilizing qualitative, quantitative and mixed method research approaches. We found a wide array of IPE models and educational components. Although most studies reported outcomes in student learning about professional roles, team communication and general satisfaction with IPE activities, our review identified inconsistencies and shortcomings in how IPE activities are conceptualized, implemented, assessed and reported. Clearer specifications of minimal reporting requirements are useful for developing and testing IPE models that can inform and facilitate successful translation of IPE best practices into academic and clinical practice arenas.
AB - There is a pressing need to redesign health professions education and integrate an interprofessional and systems approach into training. At the core of interprofessional education (IPE) are creating training synergies across healthcare professions and equipping learners with the collaborative skills required for today's complex healthcare environment. Educators are increasingly experimenting with new IPE models, but best practices for translating IPE into interprofessional practice and team-based care are not well defined. Our study explores current IPE models to identify emerging trends in strategies reported in published studies. We report key characteristics of 83 studies that report IPE activities between 2005 and 2010, including those utilizing qualitative, quantitative and mixed method research approaches. We found a wide array of IPE models and educational components. Although most studies reported outcomes in student learning about professional roles, team communication and general satisfaction with IPE activities, our review identified inconsistencies and shortcomings in how IPE activities are conceptualized, implemented, assessed and reported. Clearer specifications of minimal reporting requirements are useful for developing and testing IPE models that can inform and facilitate successful translation of IPE best practices into academic and clinical practice arenas.
KW - Health professional students
KW - Interprofessional education
KW - Literature review
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84867791339&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3109/13561820.2012.715604
DO - 10.3109/13561820.2012.715604
M3 - Review article
C2 - 22924872
AN - SCOPUS:84867791339
SN - 1356-1820
VL - 26
SP - 444
EP - 451
JO - Journal of Interprofessional Care
JF - Journal of Interprofessional Care
IS - 6
ER -