Table 2 Most prevalent themes in response to the question “What was most beneficial to your learning?” (N = 381)
From: Optimising student-led interprofessional learning across eleven health disciplines
| Most prevalent themes across all disciplines | Explanation of each theme | Overall theme occurrence in all disciplines (N=281) |
|---|---|---|
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Theme 1: Opportunity to practice working in an interprofessional team | Students appreciated the opportunity to practice working in an interprofessional team with students of other disciplines, with limited opportunity otherwise in the curriculum. |
103 (27%) |
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Theme 2: Peer Learning and collaboration | Students valued the experience of learning from peers and collaborating with each other in their small teams. |
93 (24%) |
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Theme 3: Role clarification | Students gained a better understanding of the roles and responsibilities of other health professions by taking part in the activity. |
71 (19%) |
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Theme 4: Networking and socialising with other health professional students | Socialising and networking with students from other health professions was beneficial to student learning. |
66 (17%) |
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Theme 5: The task itself was beneficial to student learning and provided opportunity for communication and interaction | The activity was a valuable learning experience, including comments related to the video assessment task. Students found the opportunity to further develop their communication skills and interact with others as beneficial to their learning. |
63 (17%) |
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Theme 6: Perspectives of other disciplines in patient management | Students were able to see the perspectives of other health professions in the overall care of their patient |
45 (12%) |