Re-profiling today’s health care curricula for tomorrow’s workforce: establishing an interprofessional degree in Germany

Laws regulating education of most health professional groups in Germany today mean that curricula re-profiling in response to changing priorities in the practice environment is a significant challenge. Legally dictated theoretical and clinical requirements for the vocational training of health profe...

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Autores principales: Mahler, Cornelia (Autor) , Berger, Sarah (Autor) , Karstens, Sven (Autor) , Szecsenyi, Joachim (Autor)
Formato: Article (Journal)
Lenguaje:inglés
Publicado: 2015
In: Journal of interprofessional care
Year: 2015, Volumen: 29, Número: 4, Pages: 386-388
ISSN:1469-9567
DOI:10.3109/13561820.2014.979980
Acceso en línea:Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/13561820.2014.979980
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Notas de Autor:Cornelia Mahler, Sarah Jane Berger, Sven Karstens, Stephen Campbell, Marco Roos, Joachim Szecsenyi
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Sumario:Laws regulating education of most health professional groups in Germany today mean that curricula re-profiling in response to changing priorities in the practice environment is a significant challenge. Legally dictated theoretical and clinical requirements for the vocational training of health professionals leaves little room for re-profiling in response to movements such as interprofessional education. An educational innovation was needed that worked within existing structures in Germany. The result was a formal collaboration between the Academy for Health Professionals and the University of Heidelberg allowing students undertaking vocational training to also complete a university degree in parallel. The aim of this article is to describe the curriculum development for the Bachelor of Science - Interprofessional Health Care. This article outlines an evidence-based approach to the process to curriculum development that resulted in a competency-based degree offering comprehensive interprofessional education at undergraduate level for healthcare students based in Germany.
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ISSN:1469-9567
DOI:10.3109/13561820.2014.979980