Abstract
Interprofessional education (IPE) is an accreditation requirement and an important component of training for future registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs) and access to quality IPE is often limited in online programs. An online IPE module was developed to provide dietetics students the opportunity to build collaborative skills with students in other healthcare training programs. A research study was designed to answer the following research question: How and to what extent does participation in an online IPE module impact online dietetics students’ attitudes of interprofessional practice? Participants were dietetics students enrolled in an upper-division online dietetics course. Data gathered included a retrospective pre-post survey, reflection journal entries, and focus group interviews. Results suggested that the online IPE intervention had a positive impact on dietetics students’ attitudes of interprofessional practice and enhanced their understanding of the roles of members of the interprofessional team. The opportunity for participants to work on a final project as part of an interprofessional team likely contributed to the positive shared learning experiences and overall growth in interprofessional collaboration.
Recommended Citation
Jackson, Kelly; Kurz, Terri L.; and Marian, Mary
(2023)
"Dietetic Students’ Changes in Attitudes after Participating in Online Interprofessional Education,"
Journal of Dietetic Education: Vol. 1:
Iss.
2, Article 5.
Available at:
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/jde/vol1/iss2/5
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