Table 2.
(a) Attitudes and perceptions of medical students toward IPE coursework, n = 69; (b) Attitudes and perceptions of medical students toward IPC in patient care, n = 69; (c) Attitudes toward Interprofessional Collaboration with healthcare team, n = 69.
| (a) | |||||
| Strongly Agree | Agree | Neither | Disagree | Strongly Disagree | |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| I am interested in coursework with other disciplines because it is important for interprofessional collaboration | 31 (44.9) | 26 (37.7) | 7 (10.1) | 4 (5.8) | 1 (1.4) |
| I am interested in attending coursework that includes nurse practitioners and physician assistant students | 27 (39.1) | 26 (37.7) | 8 (11.6) | 6 (8.7) | 2 (2.9) |
| I am interested in attending coursework that includes nursing students (not nurse practitioners) | 26 (37.7) | 35 (50.7) | 1 (1.4) | 4 (5.8) | 3 (4.3) |
| I am interested in attending coursework that includes allied health professional students | 25 (36.2) | 32 (46.4) | 7 (10.1) | 3 (4.3) | 2 (2.9) |
| Interprofessional education helps students think positively about other healthcare professionals | 35 (50.7) | 22 (31.9) | 9 (13) | 2 (2.9) | 1 (1.4) |
| Medical students would benefit from working on group projects with students from other health care professions | 31 (44.9) | 22 (31.9) | 9 (13) | 4 (5.8) | 3 (4.3) |
| IPE with other disciplines improves interprofessional communication | 38 (55.1) | 24 (34.8) | 6 (8.7) | 1 (1.4) | 0 (0) |
| Integrated learning with students in other disciplines helps students to become more effective members of the healthcare team | 31 (44.9) | 27 (39.1) | 6 (8.7) | 3 (4.3) | 2 (2.9) |
| Clinical problem solving can only be learned effectively when students are taught within their individual department/ school | 10 (14.5) | 8 (11.6) | 15 (21.7) | 27 (39.1) | 9 (13) |
| Interprofessional learning among healthcare students will increase their ability to understand clinical problems | 3 (4.3) | 12 (17.4) | 29 (42) | 25 (36.2) | 0 (0) |
| Interprofessional learning will help students to understand their own professional limitations | 28 (40.6) | 38 (55.1) | 3 (4.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| (b) | |||||
| Strongly Agree | Agree | Neither | Disagree | Strongly Disagree | |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Interprofessional collaboration increases the healthcare team’s ability to understand clinical problems | 32 (46.4) | 28 (40.6) | 6 (8.7) | 2 (2.9) | 1 (1.4) |
| Patients receiving interprofessional care are more likely than others to be treated as a whole person | 38 (55.1) | 18 (26.1) | 11 (15.9) | 2 (2.9) | 0 (0) |
| The interprofessional approach makes the delivery of patient care more efficient | 36 (52.2) | 22 (31.9) | 10 (14.5) | 1 (1.4) | 0 (0) |
| Patients would ultimately benefit if health care professionals worked together to solve patient problems | 46 (66.7) | 20 (29) | 3 (4.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| The ‘give and take’ among team members helps providers make better patient care decisions | 28 (40.6) | 32 (46.4) | 7 (10.1) | 2 (2.9) | 0 (0) |
| Reporting observations to a multi-disciplinary team helps team members better understand the role of other healthcare professionals | 32 (46.4) | 32 (46.4) | 4 (5.8) | 1 (1.4) | 0 (0) |
| (c) | |||||
| Strongly Agree | Agree | Neither | Disagree | Strongly Disagree | |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Interprofessional collaboration helps healthcare professionals think positively about the healthcare team | 28 (40.6) | 29 (42) | 9 (13) | 2 (2.9) | 1 (1.4) |
| Communication skills are critical for the healthcare team for improved patient outcomes | 57 (82.6) | 12 (17.4) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Interprofessional collaboration allows healthcare professionals to understand their role limitations | 27 (39.1) | 36 (52.2) | 5 (7.2) | 1 (1.4) | 0 (0) |
| For interprofessional collaboration to be effective, the healthcare team needs to trust and respect each other | 47 (68.1) | 20 (29) | 1 (1.4) | 1 (1.4) | 0 (0) |
| Team meetings foster communication among members from different professionals or disciplines | 38 (55.1) | 22 (31.9) | 6 (8.7) | 3 (4.3) | 0 (0) |
| Working in an interprofessional environment keeps health professionals enthusiastic and interested in their jobs | 22 (31.9) | 20 (29) | 19 (27.5) | 5 (7.2) | 3 (4.3) |
| Working in an interprofessional manner requires additional time | 20 (29) | 16 (23.2) | 19 (27.5) | 14 (20.3) | 0 (0) |
| For interprofessional collaboration to be effective, members of the healthcare team must work within their scope of practice | 26 (37.7) | 23 (33.3) | 14 (20.3) | 6 (8.7) | 0 (0) |
| Training to work on interprofessional teams is critical to the future of medicine | 35 (50.7) | 25 (36.2) | 8 (11.6) | 1 (1.4) | 0 (0) |