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JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICAL EDUCATION
卷 49, 期 1, 页码 71-79出版社
UNIV TORONTO PRESS INC
DOI: 10.3138/jvme-2020-0066
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inter-professional education; veterinary medicine students; One Health; interdisciplinary education
Education and training in professional programs play a crucial role in shaping problem-solving skills throughout one's career. However, the importance of collaborations among different professions in solving health-related issues is often overlooked. Inter-professional education (IPE) programs have the potential to enhance collaboration and translation science efforts in various fields, including the health sciences. Our study surveyed veterinary schools to assess the status of IPE in their curricula, revealing common barriers such as faculty shortages and scheduling challenges.
Educational training in professional programs forms the foundation for how a person problem-solves throughout their career. However, training focused on only one profession ignores the value realized through collaborations among multiple professions for solving health-related problems. This is at the core of inter-professional education (IPE). Effective IPE programs can result in inter-professional collaboration and translation science endeavors across the health sciences and beyond. Recent events such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the opioid crisis highlight the importance of veterinary medicine in advancing One Health through IPE. The prevalence of IPE programs in veterinary curricula, and the process by which these have been established, has not been widely described in the literature. Through an 18-question survey sent to associate deans (ADs) of 50 veterinary schools, we sought to determine the status of IPE in the veterinary curriculum. Thirty-nine schools agreed to participate, representing primarily United States (US) DVM public and private programs with some representation from Canadian, United Kingdom (UK), and Australasian programs. Schools that provide IPE courses developed their programs in collaboration with other health sciences programs across the 4-year curriculum. The perceived barriers for IPE offerings were no different between schools with or without opportunities; however, a lack of faculty and student-perceived value and lack of adequate space in the academic schedule were common threads. Our findings provide a snapshot of the current state of IPE in veterinary medical curricula, with a particular emphasis on the United States, and point to areas of programmatic need for the field.
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