Effectiveness of Interprofessional Education Modules on Cultural Competency of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Students

Purpose: The United States is a melting pot of diverse ethnicities and cultures. Graduate-level teaching methods must prepare students to work with populations in various contexts. outcome instruction should be technically competent culturally humble health care providers. purpose this study was investigate the effectiveness collaborative interprofessional on cultural competency levels Doctor Physical Therapy Program (DPT) Master Science Occupational (MSOT) students. Methods: This pre-posttest quasi experimental study. A total 58 from DPT (28) MSOT (30) programs participated provided demographic information for Cultural were determined at beginning their first year prior graduation. paper version Inventory Assessing Process Competence Among Healthcare Professionals - Revised (IAPCC-R) used assess awareness, knowledge, skill, encounters, desire. Instructional included: webinars, implicit bias assessments, self-reflection, class interactions, an student panel discussion. Paired t Multiple mixed-design ANOVA tests compare pre-instruction post-instruction scores key characteristics. Results: Post-instruction IAPCC-R statistically significantly higher than (p0.05). Between group comparisons revealed that female male showed similar improvements all subscales survey (p>0.05). Caucasian greater skills encounters minority Conclusion: Collaborative focused effective improving healthcare professional consider benefits education areas such as competency/humility. efficacy topic awareness/humility/competence have quantifiable qualitative measures determine instruction, monitor students' progress, provide rationale content inclusion curricula.