There is a belief that interprofessional education will enhance attitudes toward teamwork and collaboration, leading to improved patient care upon graduation. In other words, the key objective of interprofessional education is to create undergraduate health science students who are prepared for interprofessional practice. This study sought to establish what the attitudes of undergraduates toward interprofessional education for aspects of collaboration and teamwork in the Faculdade de Ciências Médicas e da Saúde de Juiz Fora (FCMS/JF). Data were collected using the Readiness for Interprofessional Learning Scale (RIPLS) questionnaire survey and focus group interviews. The findings of this research indicate that undergraduate health science students are open to the notion of shared learning.
Interprofessional education; Evaluation; University education
