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- Title
Promoting Hearing Health Collaboration Through an Interprofessional Education Experience.
- Authors
James, Jerald; Chappell, Rachel; Mercante, Donald E.; Patel Gunaldo, Tina
- Abstract
Purpose: To enhance audiology and physician assistant (PA) student appreciation for collaboration/team-based care through an interprofessional educational activity focused on hearing assessments. Method: A total of 18 students from Louisiana State University Health--New Orleans's audiology and PA programs participated in an optional interprofessional education learning opportunity, which included a demonstration of hearing assessments. To assess student perspectives regarding interprofessional learning, the students completed pre- and post-surveys. Results: Eighteen students completed a survey, including 5 questions using a Likert scale and 1 open-ended question. Both audiology and PA students demonstrated significant statistical improvement in 2 interprofessional competencies: roles/responsibilities and interprofessional communication. Students also reported increased awareness and knowledge in the skills of the opposite professions as related to hearing assessments. Conclusion: Integrating interprofessional education experiences within an audiology program promotes collaborative practice patterns and supports new educational accreditation standards. Supplemental Material: https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.5491669
- Subjects
LOUISIANA; AUDIOLOGISTS; AUDIOLOGY education; AUDIOMETRY; HEALTH occupations students; HEARING; INTERDISCIPLINARY education; INTERPROFESSIONAL relations; LEARNING strategies; HEALTH outcome assessment; EDUCATION of physicians' assistants; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH funding; SCALE analysis (Psychology); STUDENT attitudes; PILOT projects; PRE-tests &; post-tests; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; PHYSICIAN assistant students
- Publication
American Journal of Audiology, 2017, Vol 26, Issue 4, p570
- ISSN
1059-0889
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1044/2017_AJA-17-0040