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Participation in interprofessional education forums significantly improves Doctor of Physical Therapy students' perceived collaborative practice skills, though these skills decline over time and require repeated educational experiences to be maintained. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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This study aims to evaluate Doctor of Physical Therapy students' perceptions of their collaborative practice competence following interprofessional education forums.

June 7, 2026Journal of allied health

Doctor of Physical Therapy Students' Perceptions of Collaborative Practice Skills Following Two Separate Interprofessional Education Forums

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This study aims to evaluate Doctor of Physical Therapy students' perceptions of their collaborative practice competence following interprofessional education forums.
Retrospective comparison of 106 DPT students' perceived competencies using the Interprofessional Collaborative Competencies Attainment Survey (ICCAS).
Assessment of pre- and post-forum ICCAS scores after Spring and Fall interprofessional forums.
Evaluation of IPCP skills between clinical education experiences.
Following the Spring IP forum, ICCAS scores increased across all subscales with large effect sizes.
A perceived decline in IPCP skills occurred in the 4 months between forums.
Skills were restored after participation in the Fall IP forum.

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Retrospective review examines IPCP skills in DPT students after interprofessional education forums, suggesting improvement opportunities.

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Brown et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a250c957def13d035e1cc32 https://doi.org/10.21091/jah.2026.02026

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Doctor of Physical Therapy Students' Perceptions of Collaborative Practice Skills Following Two Separate Interprofessional Education Forums

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