Almalki Abdulraheem, Park Yoon Soo, Tekian Ara
Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia.
College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
Healthcare (Basel). 2021 Apr 2;9(4):411. doi: 10.3390/healthcare9040411.
Interprofessional education (IPE) is an important concept to promote health professionals for interprofessional collaboration. Successful implementation of IPE in health education programs requires consideration of readiness and effectiveness and faces some challenges/barriers. The aim of this study was to examine the perception, understanding and attitude of health profession students and faculty members toward IPE. A cross-sectional study was conducted with students and faculty members from six health professions at Taif University. The study involved administration of the Readiness for Inter-Professional Learning Scale (RIPLS) questionnaire to all students. In addition, focus groups were conducted separately with both students and faculty members. The study showed that only 10 participants (four students, six faculty members) indicated their previous knowledge of IPE. IPE remains a new approach for the majority of students and faculty members. There was no significant difference in the readiness of IPE between professions. Students and faculty members showed positive attitudes toward the IPE curriculum and they believe that it will improve medical education at our university.
跨专业教育（IPE）是促进卫生专业人员进行跨专业协作的一个重要概念。在健康教育项目中成功实施IPE需要考虑准备情况和有效性，并且面临一些挑战/障碍。本研究的目的是调查卫生专业学生和教师对IPE的认知、理解和态度。对塔伊夫大学六个卫生专业的学生和教师进行了一项横断面研究。该研究对所有学生发放了跨专业学习准备度量表（RIPLS）问卷。此外，分别与学生和教师进行了焦点小组访谈。研究表明，只有10名参与者（4名学生、6名教师）表示他们之前了解IPE。对大多数学生和教师来说，IPE仍然是一种新方法。各专业之间在IPE的准备情况方面没有显著差异。学生和教师对IPE课程表现出积极态度，并且他们认为这将改善我校的医学教育。
