'It benefits patient care': the value of practice-based IPE in healthcare curriculums.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Practice-based interprofessional education (IPE) is essential to prepare students for collaborative working. Pockets of practice-based IPE are integrated into healthcare curriculums in some regions. Yet practice-based IPE is not globally valued as a key element of healthcare curriculums. As students and clinical educators are key stakeholders, this study presents a case example of their experiences in a country where practice-based IPE is at an emergent stage. Their experiential knowledge generated important insights into how practice-based IPE is perceived. This learning can be applied, both locally and further afield, by those seeking to embed practice-based IPE in their placement curriculums.

Methods

A qualitative case study was conducted at a school of allied

SUBMITTER: O'Leary N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7658912 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature