TY - JOUR
T1 - Meeting global rehabilitation needs
T2 - The development and evaluation of an international visiting rehabilitation student program
AU - Patterson, Angela
AU - Bahle-Lampe, Angela
AU - Greiner, Bobbi
AU - Bracciano, Al
AU - Lohman, Helene
AU - Mu, Keli
AU - Qi, Yongyue
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Assoc. of Schools Advancing Health Professions, Wash., DC.
PY - 2020/5
Y1 - 2020/5
N2 - Collaboration to increase capacity for healthcare professionals requires careful planning, open communication, implementation, formative and summative evaluation, and sustainability. International collaboration to meet the rehabilitation needs of China requires a supportive structure of faculty and staff implementing the program. The purpose of this article is to explore the development of a collaborative international rehabilitation education program and illustrate outcomes as they relate to professional development, cultural competency, and healthcare team skills. A retrospective analysis of program assessment data was completed including pre and posttest survey results and focused interviews. Results indicate that program participants had a significant positive change in values and beliefs towards cultural diversity and increased awareness of interdisciplinary team skills which contributed to overall professional development as future rehabilitation practitioners. The description and assessment of the program also serves as a framework for the development of future collaborative international rehabilitation education programs. Future research could explore institutional growth and faculty development of collaborating educational institutions.
AB - Collaboration to increase capacity for healthcare professionals requires careful planning, open communication, implementation, formative and summative evaluation, and sustainability. International collaboration to meet the rehabilitation needs of China requires a supportive structure of faculty and staff implementing the program. The purpose of this article is to explore the development of a collaborative international rehabilitation education program and illustrate outcomes as they relate to professional development, cultural competency, and healthcare team skills. A retrospective analysis of program assessment data was completed including pre and posttest survey results and focused interviews. Results indicate that program participants had a significant positive change in values and beliefs towards cultural diversity and increased awareness of interdisciplinary team skills which contributed to overall professional development as future rehabilitation practitioners. The description and assessment of the program also serves as a framework for the development of future collaborative international rehabilitation education programs. Future research could explore institutional growth and faculty development of collaborating educational institutions.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 32469369
AN - SCOPUS:85085903873
SN - 0090-7421
VL - 49
SP - 99-104A
JO - Journal of Allied Health
JF - Journal of Allied Health
IS - 2
ER -