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ArticleBMC medical education2025

Integrating an interprofessional educational exercise into required medical student clerkships - a quantitative analysis.

Jennifer E Schwartz, Paul Ko, Stephanie Freed, Neelum Safdar, Megan Christman, Renee Page, Deborah R Birnbaum, Paul M Wallach

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Jennifer E SchwartzIndiana University School of Medicine, 340 W. 10th Street, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0005-0070-095X
Paul KoIndiana University School of Medicine, 340 W. 10th Street, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8530-4254
Stephanie FreedIndiana University School of Medicine, 340 W. 10th Street, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, USA. stebradb@iu.edu.
Neelum SafdarIndiana University School of Medicine, 340 W. 10th Street, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, USA.
Megan ChristmanIndiana University School of Medicine, 340 W. 10th Street, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, USA.
Renee PageWellstar Health System, 833 Campbell Hill Street NW, Suite 420, Marietta, 30060, Georgia.
Deborah R BirnbaumIndiana University School of Medicine, 340 W. 10th Street, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4344-6630
Paul M WallachIndiana University School of Medicine, 340 W. 10th Street, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7444-5374

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeMedical students are integrated into an interprofessional team to help them learn how to provide effective, patient-centered care. Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM) introduced a unique, easy-to-implement interprofessional exercise into each clerkship to improve students' understanding of each professional's contribution to patient care.

methodsBetween 2022 and 2023, IUSM medical students interviewed a variety of healthcare professionals engaged in the care of mutual patients using a template of questions; they wrote a brief report and evaluated the experience. Students interviewed a different professional in each clerkship to broaden their exposure.

results3088 encounters occurred, 68% at the Indianapolis campus and 32% at regional campuses. More than 82% of students agreed or strongly agreed to each of the following prompts regarding the exercise: aided their understanding of the benefits of an interprofessional team to patient care, better understood when participation of the specific healthcare professional would benefit their patient, the experience contributed to their understanding of the role of that profession within the healthcare team, their confidence in engaging other healthcare professionals on the health care team improved, and the experience aided in understanding of their own role as a member of the health care team.

conclusionThis exercise was easy to implement across a multi-campus system and improved student comprehension of the interprofessional team and indications for their engagement in patient care.

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Clinical ClerkshipEducation, Medical, UndergraduateInterprofessional EducationInterprofessional RelationsPatient Care TeamStudents, MedicalCurriculumFemaleHumansIndianaMalePatient-Centered Careclerkshipclinical rotationeducationInterprofessionalIPEmed edmedical educationmedical student

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PMID39893437
PMCPMC11787734

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