title: Promoting interprofessionalism: initial evaluation of a master of science in health professions education degree program.
abstract: This survey study assessed former students' perceptions on the efficacy of how well a newly implemented master's in health professions education degree program achieved its academic aims. These academic aims were operationalized by an author-developed scale to assess the following domains: a) developing interprofessional skills and identity; b) acquiring new academic skills; and c) providing a student-centered environment. The respondents represented a broad range of health care providers, including physicians, nurses, and occupational and physical therapists. Generalizability-theory was applied to partition the variance of the scores. Student's overwhelmingly responded that the program successfully achieved its academic aims.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: Sangeeta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lamba
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy Practice, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Albany, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Aimee
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Strang
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Edelman
authors.affiliation: Health Professions Education Program, Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Navedo
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: Maria L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Soto-Greene
authors.affiliation: Health Professions Education Program, Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Anthony J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Guarino
keywords: G-theory; development; faculty development; health professions education; interprofessional education; master’s degree; program evaluation; survey; teacher training