Assessment of Student IPEC Competency Using Observer-Based Evaluation in Didactic Interprofessional Education Activities

Introduction: Interprofessional education (IPE) is important for developing collaborative practice ready graduates. IPE competency requires multiple developmental experiences across diverse educational environments, including didactic and experiential learning. While literature outlines various IPE...

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Main Authors: Jacqueline Zeeman, Kimberly Sanders, Tia Belvin, Philip Rodgers
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Published: University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing 2025-01-01
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description Introduction: Interprofessional education (IPE) is important for developing collaborative practice ready graduates. IPE competency requires multiple developmental experiences across diverse educational environments, including didactic and experiential learning. While literature outlines various IPE activities, gaps exist regarding IPE evaluation strategies with most published tools relying on self-evaluation. This study describes an observer-based assessment of individual student IPEC Competency development for students participating in didactic-IPE activities. Methods: The IPEC Competency Assessment Tool of Individual Students (I-CATIS) was piloted in an IPE case collaboration activity involving pharmacy and dental students. Faculty were trained on the I-CATIS and evaluated pharmacy students on thirteen predetermined IPEC sub-competencies. I-CATIS results were collected and facilitators were surveyed about the experience. Students evaluated their self-efficacy on the selected IPEC sub-competencies, which was compared with I-CATIS results. Results: Sixty-three pharmacy students across 12 groups were evaluated by six faculty facilitators. Across all observed competencies, 26% of students were rated as “Minimal” and 64% as “Developing” the competency compared to 10% rated as “Competent.” Students’ self-evaluation ratings were higher on all sub-competencies compared to observer-evaluation ratings. Facilitators indicated the I-CATIS tool was easy to use but challenging to complete while concurrently facilitating interprofessional teams. Conclusions: The I-CATIS enabled observer-based evaluation of individual student’s IPEC Competency development in the didactic-IPE activity. This strategy provides an observer-based evaluation of a student’s collaborative practice readiness to function effectively on an interprofessional team. I-CATIS can supplement and advance student self-evaluation data and inform didactic IPE curriculum development to ensure graduates are prepared and competent to practice in a collaborative healthcare environment.
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spelling doaj-art-708d00ac27f046b688375ffc4f19a33c2025-02-09T21:38:40ZengUniversity of Minnesota Libraries PublishingINNOVATIONS in Pharmacy2155-04172025-01-0115410.24926/iip.v15i4.5840Assessment of Student IPEC Competency Using Observer-Based Evaluation in Didactic Interprofessional Education ActivitiesJacqueline Zeeman0Kimberly Sanders1Tia Belvin2Philip Rodgers3UNC Eshelman School of PharmacyUNC Eshelman School of PharmacyUNC Eshelman School of PharmacyUNC Eshelman School of PharmacyIntroduction: Interprofessional education (IPE) is important for developing collaborative practice ready graduates. IPE competency requires multiple developmental experiences across diverse educational environments, including didactic and experiential learning. While literature outlines various IPE activities, gaps exist regarding IPE evaluation strategies with most published tools relying on self-evaluation. This study describes an observer-based assessment of individual student IPEC Competency development for students participating in didactic-IPE activities. Methods: The IPEC Competency Assessment Tool of Individual Students (I-CATIS) was piloted in an IPE case collaboration activity involving pharmacy and dental students. Faculty were trained on the I-CATIS and evaluated pharmacy students on thirteen predetermined IPEC sub-competencies. I-CATIS results were collected and facilitators were surveyed about the experience. Students evaluated their self-efficacy on the selected IPEC sub-competencies, which was compared with I-CATIS results. Results: Sixty-three pharmacy students across 12 groups were evaluated by six faculty facilitators. Across all observed competencies, 26% of students were rated as “Minimal” and 64% as “Developing” the competency compared to 10% rated as “Competent.” Students’ self-evaluation ratings were higher on all sub-competencies compared to observer-evaluation ratings. Facilitators indicated the I-CATIS tool was easy to use but challenging to complete while concurrently facilitating interprofessional teams. Conclusions: The I-CATIS enabled observer-based evaluation of individual student’s IPEC Competency development in the didactic-IPE activity. This strategy provides an observer-based evaluation of a student’s collaborative practice readiness to function effectively on an interprofessional team. I-CATIS can supplement and advance student self-evaluation data and inform didactic IPE curriculum development to ensure graduates are prepared and competent to practice in a collaborative healthcare environment. https://pubs.lib.umn.edu/index.php/innovations/article/view/5840interprofessional educationoutcome assessmentcompetency-based
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title Assessment of Student IPEC Competency Using Observer-Based Evaluation in Didactic Interprofessional Education Activities
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title_short Assessment of Student IPEC Competency Using Observer-Based Evaluation in Didactic Interprofessional Education Activities
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