Interprofessional simulation for undergraduate health professions students: a study with special attention on learning from the patient perspective.
Photo: Marianne LundThe overaching goal of health professions education is to equip healthcare workers with the competence to care for patients in various life situations both in a uni-professional and interprofessional manner. Learning opportunities that focus on the patient, the recipient of care, are underrepresented in research on health professions education. This doctoral project aims to investigate and develop new knowledge about what and how students in health professions education can learn from the patient role when they practice collaborative skills through interprofessional simulation.
The project encompasses three sub-studies:
- In sub-study one, we will conduct a scoping review to examine and map the current research focus on learning opportunities from the patient role in interprofessional simulation.
- In sub-study two, we will explore the facilitator's perspective on learning from the patient role. This will be investigated through observations of interprofessional simulation activities followed by focus group interviews with the facilitators.
- Sub-study three focuses on the students' perspective. Through observation and focus group interviews, the study will examine what happens in interprofessional simulation and the students' experiences and perceptions of learning opportunities from the patient role.
The knowledge developed through this project may contribute to new insights about interprofessional learning, particularly regarding what and how students can learn from a constructed patient role in simulation. The aim is to contribute to developing health professions education, emphasizing the patient as the healthcare recipient.
End: July 31. 2028
Participants:
Bente NorbyeCathrine Fjelltun
Cathrine Arntzen
Catrine Buck Jensen