Keywords

Interprofessional education, global health course, interdisciplinary team, analysis.

Abstract

Various models of interprofessional education, including service-learning, are used to teach students how to be effective members of healthcare teams. The purpose of this study was to examine pilot data related to the impact of an elective one-credit global health course with an international service-learning experience (ISL) on the student participants. An interdisciplinary team of 3 faculty accompanied 4 students representing occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech-language pathology programs for an 8-day ISL experience. Students responded to faculty-developed reflection questions pre-travel, during travel, and 2-weeks and 4-months post travel. Content analysis was used to analyze themes that emerged from the students’ written reflections. Three major themes emerged: collaboration, satisfaction, and self-discovery. The most prominent theme was related to interprofessional collaboration.

Original Publication Citation

Pechak, C. M., Gonzalez, E. C., Summers, C., & Capshaw, S. A. (2013) Interprofessional education: A pilot study of rehabilitation sciences students participating in interdiscplinary international service-learning. Journal of Allied Health, 42(3), 61- 66.

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

2013

Publisher

Journal of Allied Health

Language

English

College

David O. McKay School of Education

Department

Communication Disorders

University Standing at Time of Publication

Associate Professor

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