Azjargal Baatar
Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences,Mongolia
Title: Attitudes toward interprofessional healthcare teams: A comparison between 1st-year and 3rd-year students at Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences
Biography:
Azjargal Baatar has her expertise in evaluation and passion in improving the health and wellbeing She has built this model after years of experience in research, evaluation, teaching and administration both in hospital and education institutions. The foundation is based on fourth generation evaluation (Heinemann & Curran, 1999) which is a methodology that utilizes the previous generations of evaluation: measurement, description and judgment. It allows for value-pluralism. This approach is responsive to all stakeholders and has a different way of focusing.
Abstract:
The purpose of this study is to describe attitudes toward interprofessional education in Mongolia National University of Medical Sciences. Methods: Cross-sectional study, Heinemann et al (Heinemann, Schmitt, Farrell, & Brallier, 1999)1 developed the Attitudes Toward Health Care Teams Scale (ATHCTS, 21-item instrument), which has potential for evaluating clinically based team training programs as well as use a pre- and post-test tool for educational interventions with teams. A 14-item instrument in which items containing the word “physician” have been removed from the original instrument is a modified version adapted by Curran et al (Curran, Sharpe, & Forristall, 2007) to measure attitudes towards health care teams.