Participation in a pre-registration student interprofessional education (IPE) society: influence on subsequent professional practice.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Student interprofessional education (IPE) societies or organizations are popular ways to support pre-registration health professions students to develop the understanding and skills needed for collaborative working. Our experience with the University of Birmingham Knowledge and Skills Exchange (KASE) is that, whilst such societies can be excellent vehicles for IPE, sustaining them can be challenging; and that consistent faculty support, adequate resource and a focus for society activities are needed for them to flourish. Whilst the longer term impact of pre-registration IPE has been demonstrated, less is known about the influence of student IPE society membership on participants' subsequent professional practice. To inform institutional decisions about establishing and m

SUBMITTER: Hirsch C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11811773 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature