title: Effective Learning of Interprofessional Teamwork.
abstract: Educators are actively identifying optimal teaching-learning strategies that afford future health care professionals opportunities to acquire skills necessary to function as a member of an interprofessional team. This article describes the development of an interprofessional team learning experience consisting of students from 6 health professions programs within 1 college of health professions. Student achievement of interprofessional team competencies were evaluated in a pretest-posttest format. Essential components of a 7-week program, teaching methodologies, and course evaluations are presented.
authors.affiliation: Author Affiliations: Assistant Professor (Dr Rossler), Louise Herrington School of Nursing, Baylor University, Dallas, Texas; Professor (Dr Buelow), Health Services Administration; Department Head (Dr Thompson), Rehabilitation Sciences; Associate Professor, Statistics (Dr Knofczynski), Armstrong State University, Savannah, Georgia.
authors.forename: Kelly L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Rossler
authors.forename: Janet R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Buelow
authors.forename: Anne W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Greg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Knofczynski
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003479:Curriculum; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D005845:Georgia; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011361:Professional Competence; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013336:Students, Health Occupations