title: Student perceptions towards interprofessional education: Findings from a longitudinal study based in a Middle Eastern university.
abstract: The Lebanese American University Interprofessional Education (LAU IPE) Steps Framework consists of a five-step workshop-based series that is offered throughout the curriculum of health and social care students at an American university in Lebanon. The aim of the present study was to report students' perceptions of their readiness for interprofessional learning before and after completing the IPE steps, their evaluations of interprofessional learning outcomes, as well as their satisfaction with the learning experience as a whole. A longitudinal survey design was used: questionnaires were completed by students before IPE exposure and after each step. The results showed that before IPE exposure, students' perceptions of their readiness for interprofessional learning were generally favourable, with differences across genders (stronger professional identity in females compared to males) and across professions (higher teamwork and collaboration in pharmacy and nutrition students compared to other professions and lower patient centredness in nursing students compared to others). After participation in the IPE steps, students showed enhanced readiness for interprofessional learning and differences between genders and professions decreased. Participants were satisfied with the learning experience and assessment scores showed that all IPE learning outcomes were met. The LAU IPE Steps Framework may be of value to other interprofessional education course developers.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Natural Sciences , School of Arts and Sciences, Lebanese American University , Byblos , Lebanon.
authors.forename: Nadine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zeeni
authors.affiliation: b School of Pharmacy, Lebanese American University , Byblos , Lebanon.
authors.forename: Rony
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zeenny
authors.affiliation: c Alice Ramez Chagoury School of Nursing, Lebanese American University , Byblos , Lebanon.
authors.forename: Tala
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hasbini-Danawi
authors.affiliation: d Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine, Lebanese American University , Byblos , Lebanon.
authors.forename: Nadia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Asmar
authors.affiliation: a Department of Natural Sciences , School of Arts and Sciences, Lebanese American University , Byblos , Lebanon.
authors.forename: Maya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bassil
authors.affiliation: b School of Pharmacy, Lebanese American University , Byblos , Lebanon.
authors.forename: Soumana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nasser
authors.affiliation: b School of Pharmacy, Lebanese American University , Byblos , Lebanon.
authors.forename: Aline
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Milane
authors.affiliation: d Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine, Lebanese American University , Byblos , Lebanon.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Farra
authors.affiliation: c Alice Ramez Chagoury School of Nursing, Lebanese American University , Byblos , Lebanon.
authors.forename: Maha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Habre
authors.affiliation: e Department of Computer Science and Mathematics , School of Arts and Sciences, Lebanese American University , Byblos , Lebanon.
authors.forename: Georges
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Khazen
authors.affiliation: c Alice Ramez Chagoury School of Nursing, Lebanese American University , Byblos , Lebanon.
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hoffart
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007861:Lebanon; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D010465:Perception; D012737:Sex Factors; D013336:Students, Health Occupations / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Interprofessional education; interprofessional education evaluation; interprofessional education framework; interprofessional outcomes; readiness for interprofessional education