A program design for full integration and assessment of clinically relevant interprofessional education into the clinical/clerkship year for nursing and medical students

摘要

Interprofessional education (IPE) seeks to provide students with the competencies necessary for safe and effective team-based care of patients. However, many IPE experiences are delivered outside of the core curricular objectives for medical and nursing students. This may contribute to the perception that IPE competencies are less valuable than uniprofessional skills; that they are "nice" but not central to student learning. Students must understand that the intraprofessional skills necessary for the kinds of care we deliver cannot be separated from the interprofessional skills necessary to deliver that care effectively. Furthermore, the interprofessional knowledge, behaviors and attitudes needed vary depending on the illness experience, patient population and care setting; therefore, IPE competencies should be learned in their clinical context.