Team building initiative by an Indonesian university to promote interprofessional education of undergraduate health professional students in community practice
Mixed methods research shows interprofessional education training improves teamwork skills in undergraduate health students, indicating effective collaboration benefits community practice.
Key Points
The research aims to identify and enhance factors influencing interprofessional collaboration among health professional students in community practice.
Mixed methods research design: exploratory sequential approach to collect qualitative and quantitative data.
Developed an interprofessional team-building intervention model through data analysis.
Intervention implementation involved training focused on communication, teamwork, and collaboration skills.
The intervention improved teamwork skills among health professional students before entering collaborative roles.
Key factors identified included communication skills, personal qualities, and external support influencing collaboration.
Positive evaluation showed high satisfaction with training methods and materials, achieving the intervention objectives.