Fostering Interprofessional Education During Required Clerkships for Medical Students Across Regional Campuses
It remains complex and challenging to deliver interprofessional education at medical schools with geographically distributed campuses. Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM) expanded its interprofessional education directly into clinical training by implementing a simple exercise in required...
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It remains complex and challenging to deliver interprofessional education at medical schools with geographically distributed campuses. Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM) expanded its interprofessional education directly into clinical training by implementing a simple exercise in required clerkships on all nine of its campuses and with various health system partners that achieves the goals of interprofessional education and in which students find value.
Methods: Between the academic years 2022-2023 and 2023-2024, IUSM medical students on every campus and across health systems, interviewed and reflected on the role of one healthcare professional involved in the care of a patient during each required clinical rotation. They interviewed different healthcare professionals and/or healthcare professions students to gain broad exposure and perspectives.
Results: All IUSM students on all its campuses interacted with a variety of healthcare professionals during their 3rd and 4th year clinical rotations statewide (n=6357 encounters). Across all campuses, 88% of interactions occurred with healthcare professionals rather than healthcare professions students. Statewide, between 84% and 95% of students reported that they ‘Strongly Agreed/Agreed’ that the experience contributed to the development of their interprofessional collaboration skills and knowledge, and that they found the assignment valuable.
Conclusion: Our interprofessional assignment offers medical schools with multiple campuses a promising solution to the challenges of delivering high-quality, and meaningful interprofessional education. It requires minimal to no resources, ensures comparability, and helps prepare students for real-world teamwork.
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| spelling | doaj-art-51e4e91267b847eeb3b15fd500647b262025-02-09T21:38:44ZengUniversity of Minnesota Libraries PublishingJournal of Regional Medical Campuses2576-55582024-12-017410.24926/jrmc.v7i4.6384Fostering Interprofessional Education During Required Clerkships for Medical Students Across Regional CampusesStephanie Freed0Deborah R. Birnbaum1Jennifer Schwartz2Paul Ko3Megan Christman4Paul Wallach5Indiana University School of MedicineIndiana University School of MedicineIndiana University School of MedicineIndiana University School of MedicineIndiana University School of MedicineIndiana University School of Medicine It remains complex and challenging to deliver interprofessional education at medical schools with geographically distributed campuses. Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM) expanded its interprofessional education directly into clinical training by implementing a simple exercise in required clerkships on all nine of its campuses and with various health system partners that achieves the goals of interprofessional education and in which students find value. Methods: Between the academic years 2022-2023 and 2023-2024, IUSM medical students on every campus and across health systems, interviewed and reflected on the role of one healthcare professional involved in the care of a patient during each required clinical rotation. They interviewed different healthcare professionals and/or healthcare professions students to gain broad exposure and perspectives. Results: All IUSM students on all its campuses interacted with a variety of healthcare professionals during their 3rd and 4th year clinical rotations statewide (n=6357 encounters). Across all campuses, 88% of interactions occurred with healthcare professionals rather than healthcare professions students. Statewide, between 84% and 95% of students reported that they ‘Strongly Agreed/Agreed’ that the experience contributed to the development of their interprofessional collaboration skills and knowledge, and that they found the assignment valuable. Conclusion: Our interprofessional assignment offers medical schools with multiple campuses a promising solution to the challenges of delivering high-quality, and meaningful interprofessional education. It requires minimal to no resources, ensures comparability, and helps prepare students for real-world teamwork. https://pubs.lib.umn.edu/index.php/jrmc/article/view/6384educationIPEregional medical campusmedical educationmed edinterprofessional |
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