Almalag Haya M, Saja Maha, Abouzaid Hanan H, Aljuffali Lobna, Alzamil Hana, Almater Latifah, Alothman Loulwah, Alzamel Faten
Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
J Multidiscip Healthc. 2022 Dec 24;15:2957-2967. doi: 10.2147/JMDH.S389932. eCollection 2022.
Although health science programs run parallel to each other and comprise of shared core subjects between the different disciplines, students of the different disciplines rarely mix or interact with each other during their undergraduate studies. Extracurricular activities are a big part of university students' life, through which students have an opportunity to express themselves and enhance their soft skills in a safe and relaxed environment. Recently, King Saud University (KSU), Saudi Arabia, launched a multi-disciplinary event aimed at raising public's awareness of their rights and responsibilities in the healthcare system. Although the event was designed to educate the public about their rights and responsibilities in the healthcare system, it has proven to be a good opportunity to promote interprofessional education among participating students. This study aims to review and assess the impact of this multi-disciplinary public awareness event on the acquisition of core interprofessional competencies by participating students from the health sciences using Kolb's experiential learning theory as a framework.
This qualitative study used semi-structured Zoom interviews in Nov 2020 with health science students who participated in the event. The research team used a pre-designed topic guide based on Kolb's experiential learning theory (KELT) for the interview questions. The interviews were recorded, transcribed, coded, and analysed using thematic analysis.
Twenty-one students, representing four health science colleges at KSU participated in three focus groups. The main themes identified were participants' attitudes towards the event, the types of knowledge and skills acquired from the event, and how they practically applied the knowledge acquired. These themes were aligned to KELT as this study's framework.
The event covered the most important concepts of interprofessional education and could be a potential tool to educate students from multiple disciplines.
尽管健康科学课程相互并行，且不同学科之间包含共同的核心科目，但不同学科的学生在本科学习期间很少相互交流或互动。课外活动是大学生活的重要组成部分，通过这些活动，学生有机会在安全、轻松的环境中展现自我并提升软技能。最近，沙特阿拉伯的沙特国王大学（KSU）举办了一项多学科活动，旨在提高公众对其在医疗保健系统中的权利和责任的认识。尽管该活动旨在向公众宣传他们在医疗保健系统中的权利和责任，但事实证明，这是一个促进参与活动的学生之间进行跨专业教育的好机会。本研究旨在以科尔布的体验式学习理论为框架，回顾和评估这一多学科公众意识活动对健康科学专业参与学生获得核心跨专业能力的影响。
这项定性研究于2020年11月对参与该活动的健康科学专业学生进行了半结构化的Zoom访谈。研究团队基于科尔布的体验式学习理论（KELT）设计了一个预先设计好的主题指南作为访谈问题。访谈进行了录音、转录、编码，并采用主题分析法进行分析。
来自KSU四所健康科学学院的21名学生参加了三个焦点小组。确定的主要主题包括参与者对该活动的态度、从活动中获得的知识和技能类型，以及他们如何实际应用所获得的知识。这些主题与作为本研究框架的KELT一致。
该活动涵盖了跨专业教育的最重要概念，可能是教育多学科学生的一个潜在工具。
