Allied health student engagement in interprofessional education and collaborative practice on profession-specific clinical placements

Q3 Social Sciences

Journal of Interprofessional Education and Practice Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-17 DOI:10.1016/j.xjep.2025.100777

Susan Stoikov , Cate Fitzgerald , Susan Waller , Kassie Shardlow

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Abstract

Introduction

Health professional student engagement in interprofessional learning (IPL) activities on clinical placements is reported to enhance student readiness to meet the needs of consumers. There is currently limited understanding of how frequently students participate in IPL within health care settings.

Purpose

The study had three objectives. Firstly, investigate whether allied health students participated in identified interprofessional collaborative practice (IPCP) activities and identified interprofessional education (IPE) activities on clinical placement. Secondly, identify the frequency of their participation in these activities and thirdly whether variation in participation in IPE and IPCP occurred across metropolitan and non-metropolitan health services and clinical practice areas.

Method

An evidence-informed survey was designed via a modified Delphi process and administered to allied health students during their last week of placement within the final years of their degrees. Data were analysed via descriptive statistics and non-parametric analysis.

Results

A total of 223 allied health students participated in the study with most students reporting that they participated in IPCP (96.9 %) and/or an IPE activity (93.7 %) at least once per placement. However, participation in specific IPCP and IPE activities is infrequent. Variability in the frequency of participation in IPCP and IPE was evidenced across clinical practice areas and geographical locations with participation higher in non-metropolitan localities.

Conclusion

Clinical placements offer allied health students opportunities for IPCP and IPE, but the frequency of participation is low. Enhancing supervisor support and collaboration across stakeholders could be key to improving student engagement in IPE and IPCP across geographical locations and clinical practice areas.

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联合健康学生参与跨专业教育和专业特定临床实习的合作实践

据报道，卫生专业学生参与临床实习的跨专业学习（IPL）活动可以提高学生的准备能力，以满足消费者的需求。目前对卫生保健机构内学生参加IPL的频率了解有限。本研究有三个目的。首先，调查专职卫生学生是否参与了临床实习的鉴定跨专业合作实践（IPCP）活动和鉴定跨专业教育（IPE）活动。第二，确定他们参与这些活动的频率，第三，在大都市和非大都市的卫生服务和临床实践领域，参与IPE和IPCP的变化是否发生。方法采用改进的德尔菲法设计循证调查，并在学位最后几年实习的最后一周对专职卫生专业学生进行调查。通过描述性统计和非参数分析对数据进行分析。结果共有223名专职卫生学生参加了研究，其中大多数学生报告他们每次至少参加一次IPCP（96.9%）和/或IPE活动（93.7%）。然而，参与具体的国际知识产权计划和国际环境教育活动的情况并不多见。参与IPCP和IPE的频率差异在临床实践领域和地理位置得到了证明，非大都市地区的参与度更高。结论临床实习为专职卫生专业学生提供了学习IPCP和IPE的机会，但参与的频率较低。加强主管的支持和利益相关者之间的合作可能是提高学生跨地理位置和临床实践领域参与IPE和IPCP的关键。

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Journal of Interprofessional Education and Practice Social Sciences-Education

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期刊介绍： Journal of Interprofessional Education & Practice, a quarterly online-only journal, provides innovative ideas for interprofessional educators and practitioners through peer-reviewed articles and reports. Each issue examines current issues and trends in interprofessional healthcare topics, offering progressive solutions to the challenges facing the profession. The Journal of Interprofessional Education & Practice (JIEP) is affiliated with University of Nebraska Medical Center and the official journal of National Academies of Practice (NAP) and supports its mission to serve the public and the health profession by advancing education, policy, practice & research.