A team-based learning approach to interprofessional education of medical and pharmacy students.
BACKGROUND
As collaborative team-based healthcare expands, there is a need for effective interprofessional education (IPE). Although the desired outcomes of IPE are defined by the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC), resources often limit IPE implementation. The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of a novel interprofessional activity in improving health professions students' interprofessional competencies using team-based learning (TBL).


INTERPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION ACTIVITY
Teams of second year pharmacy and medical students participated in a novel IPE session targeting roles and responsibilities. This activity was designed and implemented by a small number of faculty and used TBL to educate a large number of students using limited resources. Class averages for individual and team readiness assurance test (iRAT/tRAT) scores were collected, and students were invited to complete the Interprofessional Collaborative Competencies Attainment Survey (ICCAS) to evaluate the effectiveness of the activity.


DISCUSSION
On average, tRAT scores were 20% higher than iRAT scores. While there was significant improvement for all items on the ICCAS, questions within the roles and responsibilities domain of the ICCAS were most affected.


IMPLICATIONS
This novel IPE activity was successful in teaching a large group of professional students in the targeted domain of roles and responsibilities in a single session. This activity was a rich experience in which students learned together using limited resources which can be easily replicated at other institutions to help professional students gain proficiency in interprofessional competencies.
['Wheeler|Sarah|S|', 'Valentino|Alexa Sevin|AS|', 'Liston|Beth W|BW|', 'Li|Junan|J|', 'McAuley|James W|JW|']
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Team-based learning Interprofessional education IPEC ICCAS