Students' Readiness and Perception of Interprofessional Learning in an Undergraduate Swiss Healthcare Student Context: A Cross Sectional Study.
OBJECTIVE
The objective of this study was to assess attitudes toward interprofessional education (IPE) among undergraduate health students in Switzerland after 2 weeks of IPE training during the first year of their bachelor's curriculum.


METHODS
A cross-sectional study using a convenience sample of first-year undergraduate healthcare students assessed using the RIPLS scale.


RESULTS
A total of 140 students participated in this study. Physiotherapist students achieved the highest mean scores for the total RIPLS. However, the total mean score for RIPLS for nurse students was statistically lower (p<0.001) in comparison to the other departments.


CONCLUSIONS
The findings are inspiring in that students demonstrated positive attitudes, perceptions, and attributes toward IPE activities. This study contributes to the development of innovative IPE activities.
University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland-Geneva, Av. de Champel 47, 1026 Geneva, Switzerland. Tel + 41 22 388 95 40. emilien.jeannot@hesge.ch.
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D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003479:Curriculum; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007858:Learning; D008297:Male; D013336:Students, Health Occupations; D013337:Students, Medical