title: Interprofessional service-learning in a community setting: findings from a pilot study.
abstract: Interprofessional education is becoming more popular in higher education and service-learning has been a successful method to facilitate experiences that foster teamwork between professions. This report shares the results from an interprofessional service-learning project (ISLP) targeting students across eight disciplines (physician assistant, medicine, pharmacy, dietetic internship, physical therapy, master in health administration, nursing and biomedical science). The project used an existing resource, the South Carolina Area Health Education Consortium (SC-AHEC), to coordinate student learning across multiple regions and an established health promotion program curriculum for student outreach content. Participating students (n = 149) were evaluated to determine how the activity affected student appreciation and knowledge of their own and other professions, their interaction with other professional students, and student teamwork skills. Students found the most value in learning with students from other professions as part of the activity with lesser value placed on students increasing their knowledge about their profession's role in interprofessional work.
authors.affiliation: Office of the Assistant Provost for Education, Medical University of South Carolina , Charleston , USA .
authors.forename: Scotty M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Buff
authors.forename: Kelli
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jenkins
authors.forename: Donna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kern
authors.forename: Cathy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Worrall
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Howell
authors.forename: Kelley
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: Debora
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Blue
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003479:Curriculum; D006126:Group Processes; D006281:Health Occupations / Q000193:education*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D019359:Knowledge; D007858:Learning; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010865:Pilot Projects
keywords: Interprofessional education; partnership; prevention; statistics; surveys; teamwork