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Attitudes Toward Interprofessional Education Among Medical Students of a German Private Medical School Network

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Background: Interprofessional education (IPE) in healthcare remains insufficiently studied, despite the World Health Organization's strong emphasis. Research on attitudes toward IPE among medical students (MS) from private medical schools is particularly limited. Objective: To study the attitudes toward IPE among MS from German private medical schools. Methods: Using an online survey, positive and negative predictors of IPE attitudes, as measured by the validated German version of the Interprofessional Learning Scale of the University of the West of England Interprofessional Questionnaire (UWE-IP-D ILS), were identified from 256 MS at four private German medical schools. Additionally, MS selected preferred preclinical / clinical curriculum subjects for IPE. Results: = 0.006). However, IPE attitudes tended to decrease over the study years (non-statistically significant trend). Basic sciences, mental health disciplines, and family medicine were most frequently identified as most appropriate subjects for IPE. More than 80% of participants expressed willingness to allocate teaching activities to IPE within and outside the regular curriculum. Conclusions: The survey results support the implementation of structured IPE programs and guide IPE embedding in the German medical curriculum. Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40670-026-02712-9.

Source: Medical Science Educator

DOI: 10.1007/s40670-026-02712-9

Authors: Holger Joswig, Urs Lichtenauer, Ilona Renken-Olthoff, Olaf Schenk, Britta Wulfhorst

Institutions: MSH Medical School Hamburg – University of Applied Sciences and Medical University, HMU Health and Medical University, MSB Medical School Berlin, HMU Health and Medical University Erfurt

Language: English

Topic: Interprofessional Education and Collaboration

Subfield: General Health Professions

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Quality education, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,290