Keywords

health professions education, interprofessional education, interprofessional team, nursing education, online program, teamwork

 

Authors

  1. Rossler, Kelly L. PhD, RN
  2. Buelow, Janet R. PhD, RN
  3. Thompson, Anne W. EdD, PT
  4. Knofczynski, Greg PhD

Abstract

Educators are actively identifying optimal teaching-learning strategies that afford future health care professionals opportunities to acquire skills necessary to function as a member of an interprofessional team. This article describes the development of an interprofessional team learning experience consisting of students from 6 health professions programs within 1 college of health professions. Student achievement of interprofessional team competencies were evaluated in a pretest-posttest format. Essential components of a 7-week program, teaching methodologies, and course evaluations are presented.