title: Improvement of quality and safety in health care as a new interprofessional learning module - evaluation from students.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Interprofessional teamwork is in many ways a norm in modern health care, and needs to be taught during professional education.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study is an evaluation of a newly introduced and mandatory learning module where students from different health profession programs used Improvement of Quality and Safety as a way to develop interprofessional competence in a real-life setting. The intention of this learning module was to integrate interprofessional teamwork within the students' basic education, and to give students a basic knowledge about Improvement of Quality and Safety. This report focuses on evaluations from the participating students (n=222), mainly medical and nursing students.
  
  
  METHODS
  To evaluate this new learning module, a questionnaire was developed and analyzed using a mixed methods design, integrating both qualitative and quantitative methods. The evaluation addressed learning concepts, learning objectives, and interprofessional and professional development.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A majority of students responded positively to the learning module as a whole, but many were negative towards specific parts of the learning module and its implementation. Medical students and male students were less positive towards this learning module. Improvements and alterations were suggested.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical and Health Sciences/General Practice, Linköping University, Sweden.
authors.forename: Kristian
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gjessing
authors.affiliation: Department of Social and Welfare Studies, Linköping University, Sweden.
authors.forename: Cristina Joy
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Torgé
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Sweden ; Obstetrics and Gynecology, Linköping University, Sweden.
authors.forename: Mats
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hammar
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Sweden.
authors.forename: Johanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dahlberg
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical and Health Sciences/General Practice, Linköping University, Sweden.
authors.forename: Tomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Faresjö
keywords: IQS; interprofessional education; problem-based learning; quality improvement