Journal Article

Undergraduate-level teaching and learning approaches for interprofessional education in the health professions: a systematic review

Alyousif, Sarah Mohammed, Aldriwesh, Marwh Gassim, Alharbi, Nouf Sulaiman

2022

Overview

Background Although most systematic reviews of interprofessional education (IPE) evaluated the impact of IPE on the students’ acquisition of knowledge in relation to other professions, the development of teamwork skills, and the changes in collaborative behaviour, the processes involved in IPE (i.e., approaches to teaching and learning) are under-researched. The purpose of the study was to conduct a systematic review to establish how IPE has been implemented in university-based undergraduate curricula, focusing on the teaching and learning approaches. Methods The systematic review was performed in 2020 with three databases: PubMed, Science Direct, and the Cochrane Library. Titles and abstracts were included based on pre-identified eligibility criteria. We used the article entitled ‘Systematic reviews in medical education: a practical approach: AMEE guide 94’ as the basis to establish the aim and methods of the current systematic review from 2010 to 2019. Results We found 16 articles that met the inclusion criteria and reported the implementation process of IPE in universities from Western, Asian, and African countries. A combination of at least two teaching and learning approaches was used to deliver IPE. The findings indicated that of all the teaching and learning approaches, simulation-based education, e-learning, and problem-based learning were the most prevalent approaches used to deliver IPE. This systematic review also revealed a lack of IPE programmes in the Middle East region. Conclusions The evidence synthesised in the current systematic review could support IPE curriculum planners and educators when planning an IPE programme. More global IPE initiatives are required to meet the global health workforce needs. Further studies are required to identify the effectiveness of the different teaching and learning approaches in the development of IPE competencies.

• Publisher: BioMed Central,BioMed Central Ltd,Springer Nature B.V,BMC
• Subject: Behavioral Objectives / Care and treatment / Collaboration / Colleges & universities / Communication / Core competencies / Course Content / Curricula / Curriculum / Education / Educational Environment / Experiential learning / Health Occupations / Humans / Independent study / Interprofessional Education / Interprofessional Relations / Knowledge / Learning approaches / Learning Processes / Learning Theories / Medical cooperation / Medical Education / Medical profession / Methods / Multiprofessional education / Online instruction / Pre-licensure / Problem solving / Problem-Based Learning / Professional Education / Roles / Simulation / Socialization / Students / Study and teaching / Systematic review / Teaching / Teaching approaches / Teaching Methods / Teamwork / Theory of Medicine/Bioethics / Undergraduate