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MEDICAL TEACHER
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TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/0142159X.2023.2252591
Keywords
Interprofessional education; interprofessional training unit; design; implementation; sustenance; change model; self-determination theory
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Dedicated Interprofessional Training Units (ITUs) in hospital wards are suggested as a way to prepare healthcare students for patient-centered care. This article proposes 12 tips for preparing, implementing, and sustaining ITUs based on theoretical foundations and research. The tips combine the Grol & Wensing model for planning change with the Self-determination Theory of motivation. The importance of a dedicated project leader and involving stakeholders in the process is emphasized.
Dedicated Interprofessional Training Units (ITUs) in hospital wards are one way to prepare healthcare students for Interprofessional patient-centered care. Based on theoretical foundations, research, and our lived experiences of successes as well as failures, we propose 12 tips on how to prepare, implement, and sustain a dedicated ITU, combining the Grol & Wensing model for planning change with the Self-determination Theory of motivation. Start with a steering group, with a dedicated project leader, to translate awareness of the need for an ITU into wider awareness and motivation among stakeholders, with the ITU being a solution to authentic problems. Create shared ownership by jointly formulating feasible educational goals and starting with a pilot to provide opportunities for change. Motivate all stakeholders by stimulating their autonomy, interprofessional competence as well as relatedness to each other, in line with the Self-determination Theory. Confirm the value of the ITU at all stages and embed the ITU in the organizational strategy.
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