Abstract
The practice placement setting offers opportunities and challenges for engaging students in high-quality interprofessional learning. The Fife Interprofessional Clinical Skills Model for Education was established to develop structured interprofessional learning opportunities for students during their clinical attachments in NHS Fife. This short report describes the delivery and evaluation of the model, which was piloted with students from the nursing, medicine and allied health professions. Scheduled workshops were delivered within primary and secondary care locations. The learning activities involved exploring and comparing their professional identities, discussing roles and responsibilities within the healthcare team and practicing nontechnical clinical skills. Students who participated in the workshops reported that they developed a better understanding of each other's roles and responsibilities and also identified that this would be transferable knowledge to their future practice. Exploring the student experience has assisted in developing relevant and accessible interprofessional learning opportunities within the practice placement setting.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 508-510 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of Interprofessional Care |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 6 |
Early online date | 6 Aug 2012 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Nov 2012 |
Keywords
- Qualitative method
- interprofessional education
- interprofessional evaluation
- interprofessional learning
- interprofessional outcomes
- work-based learning