A Mock Job Interview to Assess an Interprofessional Education Program
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-1-2019
Description
Background Evaluation of interprofessional education (IPE) has been limited to students’ self-report and rarely assessed content validity using real-world input. Purpose This study compared students who did and did not complete an IPE curriculum using a mock interview. Aims were to compare them: 1) in terms of competencies around team based care, and 2) as rated by clinicians providing team based care. Method Students participated in a mock field placement interview. Study staff rated transcripts on IPE competencies. Clinicians rated and ranked students in terms of their knowledge/values and preference for hiring. Discussion. IPE students had higher ratings on seven of eleven competences than non-IPE students. Clinical experts rated IPE students higher and ranked them as more preferable. Conclusions This study demonstrates the efficacy and validity of foundational IPE beyond self-report. IPE impacted students’ responses in a real-world scenario in a way that discriminated them from their peers.
Citation Information
Polaha, Jodi; Click, Ivy A.; Cross, Brian; Welch, Adam; Hess, Rick; and Burchette, Jessica E.. 2019. A Mock Job Interview to Assess an Interprofessional Education Program. Journal of Interprofessional Education & Practice. Vol.15 94-99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjep.2019.03.001 ISSN: 2405-4526