Christie Catherine, Smith A Russell, Bednarzyk Michele
Department of Public Health, Brooks College of Health, University of North Florida, 4567 St. Johns Bluff Road South, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA.
J Allied Health. 2007 Summer;36(2):67-71.
Transdisciplinary health care continues to be at the forefront of patient treatment in the medical arena, in part due to escalating health care costs, an increasing aging population, and the development of multiple chronic diseases. Gaining the knowledge, experience, and principles associated with transdisciplinary teamwork to successfully prepare for modern-day practice is therefore essential for individuals of various health care professions. This report describes an assignment developed and implemented to facilitate professional interaction between graduate physical therapy, nutrition, and nursing students. The objectives of this assignment were to determine through student evaluation the effects of a transdisciplinary experience on students' understanding of the role of another discipline and students' communication skills across disciplines. When evaluating the assignment, students most often remarked that they developed a greater understanding of the roles of the included disciplines and reported a significant increase in communication skills. However, some students did not concur that this assignment was effective due to the scheduling conflicts and lack of teamwork that can occur during a collaborative project. The students' reports of their experiences in completing the assignment provide valuable insights for implementing and/or updating a preparatory transdisciplinary education component in other settings. Additional research can focus on the challenges faced by the majority of the students venturing into actual health care or "real-world" settings for comparative studies.
跨学科医疗保健在医学领域的患者治疗中一直处于前沿位置，部分原因是医疗保健成本不断攀升、人口老龄化加剧以及多种慢性病的发展。因此，对于各个医疗保健专业的人员来说，获取与跨学科团队合作相关的知识、经验和原则，以成功为现代实践做好准备至关重要。本报告描述了一项为促进物理治疗、营养学和护理学研究生之间的专业互动而开发和实施的任务。该任务的目标是通过学生评估来确定跨学科体验对学生理解其他学科角色以及跨学科沟通技能的影响。在评估该任务时，学生们最常提到的是他们对所涉及学科的角色有了更深入的理解，并表示沟通技能有了显著提高。然而，一些学生不同意这项任务是有效的，因为在合作项目中可能会出现时间安排冲突和缺乏团队合作的情况。学生们关于完成任务经历的报告为在其他环境中实施和/或更新预备性跨学科教育部分提供了宝贵的见解。更多的研究可以聚焦于大多数学生在进入实际医疗保健或“现实世界”环境时所面临的挑战，以便进行比较研究。
