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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2020 Jun;32(2):131-142.
doi: 10.3946/kjme.2020.161. Epub 2020 May 28.

The effectiveness of interprofessional education programs for medical, nursing, and pharmacy students

Han Jung  1 , Kwi Hwa Park  2 , Yul Ha Min  3 , Eunhee Ji  4
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Randomized Controlled Trial

The effectiveness of interprofessional education programs for medical, nursing, and pharmacy students

Han Jung et al. Korean J Med Educ. 2020 Jun.

Abstract

Purpose: This study is to develop an interprofessional education (IPE) program for medical, nursing, and pharmacy students and to analyze the effectiveness.

Methods: Subjects consisted of 116 students (41 medical, 46 nursing, and 29 pharmacy students) enrolled in their final year. Subjects were randomly assigned to either the intervention group or the control group, with 58 in each group. A pretest-posttest control group design was used. The program was operated for a single day, and consisted of small-group activities and role-play. We utilized the following tools: Perceptions towards Interprofessional Education (PIPE), Self-Efficacy for Interprofessional Experiential Learning (SEIEL), and Perception towards Interprofessional Competency (PIC). We used t-test and analysis of covariance for analysis.

Results: The PIPE tool revealed that the scores of the intervention group were significantly higher than those of the control group (p=0.000). The result was the same when the scores were categorized into the groups medical students (p=0.001), nursing students (p=0.000), and pharmacy students (p=0.005). The SEIEL study also indicated the intervention group scored significantly higher than the control group (p=0.000). However, pharmacy students did not reveal significant (p=0.983). The intervention group scored significantly higher than the control group in the PIC. A concluding survey of the intervention group indicated that most students were satisfied with the IPE program.

Conclusion: We hope this study will provide useful information for designing and improving IPE programs in other universities.

Keywords: Interprofessional education; Medical education; Medical students; Nursing students; Pharmacy students.

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Conflicts of interest

No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported.

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Fig. 1.
Fig. 1.. Learning Outcomes of the IPE Program
IPE: Interprofessional education.
Fig. 2.
Fig. 2.. Contents of the IPE Program
IPE: Interprofessional education.
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