Effectiveness of an interprofessional education program using team-based learning for medical students: A randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To respond to increasingly complicated healthcare needs in primary care settings, all health and medical welfare professionals are required to collaborate with multiprofessionals, namely via "interprofessional work" (IPW). Interprofessional education (IPE) is essential for effective IPW, especially for medical students. This study aimed to determine whether participation in IPE can increase medical students' readiness for interprofessional learning.

Method

We examined the difference in readiness of medical students for interprofessional learning before and after an IPE program that used team-based learning (TBL). Each student was assigned to either a uniprofessional or multiprofessional group. They were evaluated using the Japanese version of the Readiness for Int

SUBMITTER: Hamada S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6942931 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature