title: Effects of a graduate-level interprofessional education program on adult nurse practitioner student and internal medicine resident physician attitudes towards interprofessional care.
abstract: This article describes the development, implementation and evaluation of a longitudinal interprofessional education (IPE) experience for adult nurse practitioner students and internal medicine residents. This experience focused on providing care for complex community based patients during clinic and home visits, preceded by didactic learning that emphasized understanding one another's professional roles and education, teamwork and conflict management. Evaluation demonstrated significant improvements in attitudes and beliefs associated with professional role, respect among health professions' disciplines and conflict management. Results with regards to attitudes towards IPE and interprofessional practice, and valuing teamwork training were mixed. In particular, the curricular intervention did not change participants'self-reported skill in communication and did not affect attitudes and beliefs towards effects of interprofessional education on patient outcomes.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine and.
authors.forename: Laura A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Hanyok
authors.forename: Benita
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Walton-Moss
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tanner
authors.forename: Rosalyn W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Becker
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003479:Curriculum; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate; D006801:Humans; D007388:Internal Medicine / Q000193:education*; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires