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Table 3 Most prevalent themes in response to the question “How might the HCC be improved for interprofessional learning next year?” (N = 374)

From: Optimising student-led interprofessional learning across eleven health disciplines

Most prevalent themes across all disciplines

Explanation of each theme

Overall theme occurrence in all disciplines (N=374)

Theme 7

Equality in assessment weighting

Students were aware of the inequality of assessment weightings between disciplines

77

(21%)

Theme 8

Improve the team mix and case relevance

An improvement in the discipline mix of teams and case relevance would be beneficial in managing the patient case

70

(19%)

Theme 9

Modify the form of assessment

Students described a dislike for video assessment and suggested other forms of assessment

68

(18%)

Theme 10

Equal contribution and time commitment

Students disliked medical students leaving early and feel that all students should contribute equally to the assessment

32

(9%)

Theme 11

Logistical improvements and place in each curriculum

Room availability and registration for the activity could be streamlined and improved further. Select a different time within the student’s degree to have the assessment when the experience would be more relevant

32

(9%)

Theme 12

Task guidance and assessment instructions

Students found the assessment instructions or site navigation difficult.

Students would appreciate more guidance on the assessment task from facilitators on the day

16

(4%)