Interprofessional Education in a Psychiatry Clerkship.

Area of Science:

• Medical Education
• Psychiatry Clerkship
• Interprofessional Collaboration

Background:

• Medical students require training in collaborative practices.
• Psychiatry clerkships offer opportunities for interprofessional learning.

Purpose of the Study:

• To foster collaborative relationships between medical students and healthcare teams.
• To encourage reflection on interprofessional competencies during psychiatry clerkships.

Main Methods:

• Third-year medical students completed interprofessional activities with various healthcare professionals.
• Students and healthcare team members provided quantitative and qualitative reflections on interprofessional competencies.

Main Results:

• High correlation found between student self-assessments and staff ratings of interprofessional competence.
• Students demonstrated initiative in new roles, sought to understand team members' roles, and showed empathy.

Conclusions:

• Intentional, clerkship-based interprofessional education effectively promotes collaborative practices.
• This initiative prepares medical students for residency milestones in interprofessional collaboration.