Refinement of the IPEC Competency Self-Assessment survey: Results from a multi-institutional study

Effective interprofessional practice requires interprofessional education that facilitates learners' achievement of competency in the interprofessional domains. Unfortunately, educators currently have a limited number of tools to identify the level of competency of their learners. Previous inve...

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Published in:Journal of interprofessional care 2016-11, Vol.30 (6), p.726-731
Main Authors: Lockeman, Kelly S., Dow, Alan W., DiazGranados, Deborah, McNeilly, Dennis P., Nickol, Devin, Koehn, Mary L., Knab, Mary S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Assessment
Competence
competency-based education
Cooperative Behavior
Evaluation
Health Personnel - education
Humans
Interdisciplinary aspects
Interdisciplinary education
interprofessional education
interprofessional practice
Interprofessional Relations
Psychometrics
Reliability
Reproducibility of Results
Self evaluation
Self-Assessment
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:Effective interprofessional practice requires interprofessional education that facilitates learners' achievement of competency in the interprofessional domains. Unfortunately, educators currently have a limited number of tools to identify the level of competency of their learners. Previous investigations by some of the authors described the initial characteristics of a tool based on the Competencies for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice. Building on this work, this study describes a multi-institutional, three-part study refining this tool. The series of studies further established the validity, reliability, and usability of the assessment tool. Based on the data derived from this study, we created a shorter, more easily utilised version of the tool that retains previous psychometric strengths. This article describes a tool that consists of two domains, one linked to interprofessional interaction and one linked to interprofessional values. It is believed that this assessment tool may help educators define competence in interprofessional practice and guide assessment of both programmes and learners.
ISSN:1356-1820
1469-9567
DOI:10.1080/13561820.2016.1220928