Open AccessLetter to editor regarding article “Clinical inter-professional education activities: Students’ perceptions of their experiences”
Author(s) -
Yohane Gadama,
George Lameck Chimatiro,
Alinane Linda Nyondo-Mipando
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
malawi medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.43
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1995-7270
pISSN - 1995-7262
DOI - 10.4314/mmj.v33i2.11
Subject(s) - medicine , pharmacy , perception , medical education , interprofessional education , health professionals , scope (computer science) , professional development , alternative medicine , scope of practice , nursing , health care , pathology , psychology , neuroscience , computer science , economics , programming language , economic growth
We read with great interest the publication entitled, “Clinical inter-professional education activities: Students’ perceptions of their experiences”1. Ntsiea, V et al., reviewed data gathered from post-inter-professional education (IPE) feedback forms from students at the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Witwatersrand. The IPE activity was attended to by 309 students from the following fields: Physiotherapy, Medicine, Clinical associates, Occupational therapy, Biokinetics, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Nursing, Oral Science, Speech, and Audiology. The authors found that participating in the IPE activity made students gain appreciation and respect for other health professionals’ roles and scope