Table 2 Most prevalent themes in response to the question “What was most beneficial to your learning?” (N = 381)

Theme 1:

Opportunity to practice working in an interprofessional team

Students appreciated the opportunity to practice working in an interprofessional team with students of other disciplines, with limited opportunity otherwise in the curriculum.

103

(27%)

Theme 2:

Peer Learning and collaboration

Students valued the experience of learning from peers and collaborating with each other in their small teams.

93

(24%)

Theme 3:

Role clarification

Students gained a better understanding of the roles and responsibilities of other health professions by taking part in the activity.

71

(19%)

Theme 4:

Networking and socialising with other health professional students

Socialising and networking with students from other health professions was beneficial to student learning.

66

(17%)

Theme 5:

The task itself was beneficial to student learning and provided opportunity for communication and interaction

The activity was a valuable learning experience, including comments related to the video assessment task. Students found the opportunity to further develop their communication skills and interact with others as beneficial to their learning.

63

(17%)

Theme 6:

Perspectives of other disciplines in patient management

Students were able to see the perspectives of other health professions in the overall care of their patient

45

(12%)