Exploring experiential learning within interprofessional practice education initiatives for pre-licensure healthcare students: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Interprofessional collaborative team-based approaches to care in health service delivery has been identified as important to health care reform around the world. Many academic institutions have integrated interprofessional education (IPE) into curricula for pre-licensure students in healthcare disciplines, but few provide formal initiatives for interprofessional practice (IPP). It is recognized that experiential learning (EL) can play a significant role supporting IPP education initiatives; however, little is known of how EL is used within education for IPP in healthcare settings.

Methods

We conducted a scoping review to map peer-reviewed literature describing IPP education initiatives involving EL for pre-licensure students in healthcare disciplines. A literature

SUBMITTER: Nagel DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10863283 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature