Making the transition from student to practitioner
The impact of Interprofessional Education
(IPE)
Dr Fiona Frame
Foundation Doctor
Oxford Deanery
CAIPE, November 2012

• Background
• IPE as a nurse
• IPE as a medical student
• IPE as a junior doctor
• The future

• Trained as a nurse in Edinburgh from 1994-1998
• Trained as a doctor in Leicester from 2008-2012
• I am currently working in the Oxford Deanery

• No IPE in the undergraduate curriculum during my nurse training
– but it became integral to my daily clinical practice
• Staffed in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Royal Infirmary
• Taught medical students at the University of Edinburgh
• Was a clinical researcher in an interprofessional team (ECCRG)
• Had lots of IPE experience through education and research

• As a graduate entry medic every day is about IPE!
• In addition, IPE is a core element of the undergraduate medical student curriculum at the University of Leicester
• I participated in IPE in each year of the course
• I experienced variety through diversity
• I used reflection to develop a final portfolio of work

• Opportunities for IPE in clinical practice were sometimes limited
• Encouraged to utilise my IPE experience outside the curriculum
• Organised interprofessional study days/learning events
• Completed a medical education elective: developing interprofessional Open Educational Resources (OERs)
• Delivered a range of undergraduate and postgraduate interprofessional teaching via established courses

My experiences as a medical student have reinforced the benefits that can be derived from IPE by highlighting the impact of:
• Making patient-centred integral to daily clinical practice
• Taking the opportunity to listen to patients and their families in order to provide responsive, individual quality of care
• Having the opportunity to learn alongside different professional groups, in order to create shared realities and experiences
• Reaching a greater understanding of the roles and responsibilities of others - to make teamwork more effective

• Structured Foundation Programme: some IPE!
• TAB assessments
• ICU at the JR Hospital in Oxford: promotes an interprofessional team approach
• Provides opportunities for IPE in daily clinical practice
• Allows me to utilise the knowledge, skills and attitudes that I have learned and experienced to date
• Facilitates personal and professional development

• I have been fortunate to work in an environment where interprofessional teams are valued and accepted
• The impact of consistent and continued IPE has been reinforced through my recent undergraduate training
• I can be a positive role-model
• I will maintain my on going commitments to IPE, whilst continuing to grow and develop as a practitioner

fframe@doctors.org.uk