Status quo of interprofessional education for midwifery and medical students in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland
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Status quo of interprofessional education for midwifery and medical students in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. / Juschka, Merle Linnea; Agricola, Caroline Johanna; Neumann, Felix Alexander; Mohr, Sonja; Zyriax, Birgit-Christiane.
in: GMS J MED EDU, Jahrgang 41, Nr. 3, 2024, S. Doc31.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - Status quo of interprofessional education for midwifery and medical students in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland
AU - Juschka, Merle Linnea
AU - Agricola, Caroline Johanna
AU - Neumann, Felix Alexander
AU - Mohr, Sonja
AU - Zyriax, Birgit-Christiane
N1 - Copyright © 2024 Juschka et al.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - OBJECTIVES: The care of women and their families around childbirth requires effective interprofessional collaboration of the midwifery and medical profession. Given the academisation of midwifery, early interaction between students of midwifery and medicine is both necessary and feasible. As there is a lack of comprehensive data on interprofessional education (IPE) for midwifery and medical students at higher education institutions in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (DACH region), the aim was to identify existing IPE activities, and their curricular determination.METHODS: The exploratory study was conducted in the DACH region over three months (Dec. 2022-Feb. 2023). Higher education institutions offering midwifery science and/or medicine were invited to participate in a web-based survey. The questionnaire focused on the structure and curricular implementation of IPE courses, on cooperation, financial support and more.RESULTS: A total of 58 out of 96 invited institutions (60%) participated in the survey, of which 34 (59%) offered IPE. Eighteen institutions (19%) offered 32 IPE courses for midwifery and medical students through cooperation within faculty (n=8) and between faculties (n=10). Notably, most of these IPE courses (60%) were integrated into the required curriculum of both study programmes. Most IPE courses were offered without financial support (71%).CONCLUSION: The current status quo highlighted the existence of numerous IPE offers for midwifery and medical students in the DACH region that warrant further curricular integration of proven and well-established best practice examples to further enhance these initiatives.
AB - OBJECTIVES: The care of women and their families around childbirth requires effective interprofessional collaboration of the midwifery and medical profession. Given the academisation of midwifery, early interaction between students of midwifery and medicine is both necessary and feasible. As there is a lack of comprehensive data on interprofessional education (IPE) for midwifery and medical students at higher education institutions in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (DACH region), the aim was to identify existing IPE activities, and their curricular determination.METHODS: The exploratory study was conducted in the DACH region over three months (Dec. 2022-Feb. 2023). Higher education institutions offering midwifery science and/or medicine were invited to participate in a web-based survey. The questionnaire focused on the structure and curricular implementation of IPE courses, on cooperation, financial support and more.RESULTS: A total of 58 out of 96 invited institutions (60%) participated in the survey, of which 34 (59%) offered IPE. Eighteen institutions (19%) offered 32 IPE courses for midwifery and medical students through cooperation within faculty (n=8) and between faculties (n=10). Notably, most of these IPE courses (60%) were integrated into the required curriculum of both study programmes. Most IPE courses were offered without financial support (71%).CONCLUSION: The current status quo highlighted the existence of numerous IPE offers for midwifery and medical students in the DACH region that warrant further curricular integration of proven and well-established best practice examples to further enhance these initiatives.
KW - Humans
KW - Midwifery/education
KW - Switzerland
KW - Austria
KW - Interprofessional Education/methods
KW - Germany
KW - Students, Medical/statistics & numerical data
KW - Curriculum
KW - Surveys and Questionnaires
KW - Interprofessional Relations
KW - Female
KW - Education, Medical/organization & administration
U2 - 10.3205/zma001686
DO - 10.3205/zma001686
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 39131889
VL - 41
SP - Doc31
JO - GMS J MED EDU
JF - GMS J MED EDU
SN - 2366-5017
IS - 3
ER -