ERIC Number: EJ1447487
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-1052-4800
EISSN: EISSN-1945-2993
Cultivating Interprofessional Collaboration through Faculty Learning Communities
Amy E. Hall; Kelly Jo Fulkerson Dikuua
Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, v35 n1 p68-80 2024
In health science education, interprofessional education (IPE) and collaboration (IPC) support the creation of healthcare teams that provide optimal patient care. Despite the need for increased IPE/IPC, most faculty remain siloed by discipline, offering an opportunity for teaching centers to serve as IPE/IPC hubs. This article explores faculty perceptions of how faculty learning communities (FLCs) promote IPE/IPC. Using a qualitative design, researchers administered a survey to FLC participants using purposeful sampling. Thematic analysis of responses revealed that participants do not perceive FLCs as opportunities for IPE/IPC. Findings, however, hold implications for how FLC facilitators can foster IPE/IPC among participants.
Descriptors: Teacher Collaboration, Faculty, Communities of Practice, Health Sciences, Interdisciplinary Approach, Professional Education, Teamwork, Medical Care Evaluation, Teacher Attitudes, Health Services, Teaching Methods, Interprofessional Relationship, Teaching Experience, Dental Schools, Medical Schools, Nursing Education, Pharmaceutical Education, Health Personnel, Institutes (Training Programs), Faculty Development
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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