Advances in Medical Education and Practice (Oct 2019)
The Readiness For Interprofessional Education (IPE) In The School Setting Among The Internship Students Of Applied Medical Sciences At Taibah University
Abstract
Suliman Salih,1,2 Moawia Gameraddin,1,3 Sameer Kamal,4 Mohamed Alsadi,1 Jumaa Tamboul,1 Kamal Alsultan1 1Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University, Medina, Saudi Arabia; 2National Cancer Institute, University of Gezira, Wad Madani, Sudan; 3College of Radiological Sciences and Medical Imaging, Alzaiem Alazhari University, Khartoum, Sudan; 4Diagnostic Radiology Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz Univesity, Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Suliman SalihFaculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University, Jamiat Road, Madinah, Saudi ArabiaTel +966597883039Email [email protected]: The study aims to assess the readiness of Interprofessional Education (IPE) in the school setting among the Internship Students of Applied Medical Sciences at Taibah University.Methods: This study utilized a survey targeting internship students of Applied Medical Sciences; departments Diagnostic Radiologic Technology, Medical Laboratory Technology, and Clinical Nutrition, at Taibah University. We used a modified Readiness for Inter-professional Learning Scale (RIPLS) survey to collect the data of this study. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 21.Results: A 100 surveys distributed, 40 were returned. Most of the internship students (88.7%) agreed that IPE could make them more collaborated and can enhance teamwork skill to them. A total of 36.25% of the internship student agreed, and 50.01% disagree about the negative professional identity of the IPE. 86.66% of the internship student agreed, and 50.01% disagree about the positive professional identity of the IPE. They responded that sharing learning with other health care professionals will help them to communicate better with patients and other professionals and to improve practice. 65.84% of the internship student agreed, and 23.75% disagreed about the impact of IPE on their role and responsibility. The difference between the internship student at the end level of the internship and internship student at the beginning level of the internship, towards the positive thinking about other healthcare professionals was 0.015.Conclusion: The study concluded that there was a readiness of IPE in the school setting among the Internship Students Students of Applied Medical Sciences at Taibah University. The majority of the internship student agreed that IPE could make them more collaborated and can enhance teamwork skill to them. There was a significant difference between the internship student at the end level of the internship and internship student at the beginning level of the internship, towards the positive thinking about other healthcare professionals.Keywords: Interprofessional education, internship student, readiness
