Table 2 Areas of improvement identified by students in their feedback (N = 298)
From: Leadership behaviours in interprofessional student teamwork
Category | Examples of student comments | Number of similar comments |
|---|---|---|
Active team member contribution Students needed to be more active team members, contribute more to the task, or have more confidence to be actively involved. | …In the future, I hope you have more confidence to share your expertise spontaneously, even amid a team of such forceful personalities as ours. Focus more on the purpose of the task, i.e. know what the patient currently already has in place as part of their plan and work around that. | 111/298 (37%) |
Communication Communication needed to be clearer, conscience, or students needed to ‘speak up’ more. | …Little improvement is suggested, although as per other students, it is recommended that lay terms can be utilised when speaking with other disciplines so a greater understanding can be made by everyone. …The only place for improvement I could see with (name) is with his communication style. He is rather quiet and at times can be difficult to understand. In the future (name) might improve his professional competency by being more assertive and being a bit clearer with his language. | 83/298 (28%) |
Interprofessional practice Students needed to listen to others, work collaboratively with team members or allow for input from the patient/client. | … However, a more holistic management plan could have been delivered by considering how your discipline can collaborate with other discipline, in order to maximise the patient and management goals. (Name) was a helpful member of the team and considered her role in helping the client achieve each of her goals. I think something we could all improve on is to address the patient’s concerns and emotional impact in the video. | 77/298 (26%) |
Disciplinary knowledge Own disciplinary knowledge sharing was limited, or they did not know much about other disciplines there were working with. | … However, I would improve on the knowledge of how dietitians could liaise with speech pathologists, occupational therapists, and physiotherapists. That being said, your knowledge of your own and other disciplines were already very good. Well done! …However, I would have liked if you could clearly explain the role of a pharmacist in Lulu’s case (although I probably should have asked). Thanks! | 27/298 (9%) |