Improvement of Learning and Professional Competency among Postgraduate Students through Designing and Implementation of Interprofessional Education

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1 Professor, Neurogenic inflammation Research Center AND Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

2 Professor, Evidence-Based Caring Research Center, Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery AND Department of Medical Education, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

4 Assistant Professor, Department of New Sciences and Technology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

Abstract

Background: Changing the approach form professional education to interprofessional education is one of the new methods in health science education. The aim of this study was to evaluate improvement of learning and professional competency among postgraduate students through designing and implementation of interprofessional education (IPE).Methods: This method was started from 1st semester of educational year of 2016-2017. First, the Readiness for Interprofessional Learning Scale (RIPLS) questionnaire was completed by 80 postgraduate students. Then, IPE method was implemented through lecture/group discussion and practical/laboratory workshops with attendance of students/staffs from different disciplines. For evaluation of implementation, we used Interdisciplinary Education Perception Scale (IPES).Findings: Score of RIPLS questionnaire in four domains including team work and collaboration, negative professional identity, positive professional identity, and roles and responsibilities were more than average. In IEPS questionnaire, before and after implementation, the score improved in four fields of competency and autonomy (33.55 ± 0.5 vs. 38.84 ± 4.5), perceived needs for cooperation (7.50 ± 1.97 vs. 9.07 ± 2.32), perception of actual cooperation (18.20 ± 5.39 vs. 24.53 ± 2.60), and understanding others value (11.20 ± 3.11 vs. 14.84 ± 1.67); and the most improvement was observed in field of perception of actual cooperation.Conclusion: Considering high susceptibility of post-graduate students, using education strategy based on IPE can improve health system and its responsibility in our country, and should be noticed by policymakers.

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Journal of Isfahan Medical School
Volume 36, Issue 496 - Serial Number 496
July and August 2018
Pages 1106-1115

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  • Receive Date: 31 July 2018
  • Revise Date: 08 May 2024
  • Accept Date: 06 April 2022

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