biostudies-literatureUnknown9(7)Tyler NHealth Education England<h4>Objective</h4>The development and pilot of a self-report questionnaire, to assess personal and professional development of healthcare professionals gained through experiences in low-income and middle-income countries.<h4>Design</h4>The instrument was developed from a core set of the outcomes of international placements for UK healthcare professionals. Principal component analysis and multidimensional item response theory were conducted using results of a cross-sectional pilot study to highlight items with the best psychometric properties.<h4>Setting</h4>Questionnaires were completed both online and in multiple UK healthcare professional events face-to-face.<h4>Participants</h4>436 healthcare professional participants from the UK (with and without international experience) completed a 1BMJ opene028206https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC6661697biostudies-literatureMeasuring the outcomes of volunteering for education: development and pilot of a tool to assess healthcare professionals' personal and professional development from international volunteering.PMC6661697Byrne-Davis LTyler NByrne GCollares CfalseMeasuring the outcomes of volunteering for education: development and pilot of a tool to assess healthcare professionals' personal and professional development from international volunteering.<h4>Objective</h4>The development and pilot of a self-report questionnaire, to assess personal and professional development of healthcare professionals gained through experiences in low-income and middle-income countries.<h4>Design</h4>The instrument was developed from a core set of the outcomes of international placements for UK healthcare professionals. Principal component analysis and multidimensional item response theory were conducted using results of a cross-sectional pilot study to highlight items with the best psychometric properties.<h4>Setting</h4>Questionnaires were completed both online and in multiple UK healthcare professional events face-to-face.<h4>Participants</h4>436 healthcare professional participants from the UK (with and without international experience) completed a 12019-01-01T00:00:00Z2019 Jul2025-04-22T15:10:49.77Z2019-08-12T07:04:07ZS-EPMC66616973132035110.1136/bmjopen-2018-028206