Internationalization in an Occupational Therapy Curriculum: A Philippine–American Pilot Collaboration

Cabatan, Maria Concepcion C.; Grajo, Lenin C.

doi:10.5014/ajot.2017.024653

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“…For example, Barker et al (2010) proposed categories of learning in international practice placement education; however, no one has addressed how the categories interact with respect to personal and professional development. Some international academic activities in the occupational therapy field have been introduced, including an international-based education programme between universities in the United States (US) and the Philippines that focuses on the home teaching method (Cabatan and Grajo, 2017) and a partnership between schools in the US and a Cuban community-based clinic (Tupe et al, 2015). Thus, there is a need to discover and develop more international partnerships.…”

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Experiences within a cross-cultural academic exchange programme and impacts on personal and professional development

Mashizume

Watanabe

Fukase

et al. 2020

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

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Introduction As society becomes increasingly internationalised, it is important to consider international perspectives on occupational therapy education. There is little research on the experiences and impacts of international learning opportunities such as through academic exchange programmes. The aim of this study was to explore the impacts of an international academic exchange programme among occupational therapy students. Methods This study was conducted as a qualitative research study. Data were collected by in-depth semi-structured interviews with nine participants (three men and six women) who participated in an exchange programme at Thomas Jefferson University in the United States and graduated from Kitasato University in Japan. A grounded theory approach was used to analyse the qualitative data. Findings Educational outcomes were sorted into four categories: experience, reaction, learning and behaviour. Knowledge and experience gained from the international exchange programme had a positive impact on the personal and professional development of the participants. Participants reported that the programme helped them in acceptance of diversity, collaborating beyond boundaries and gaining confidence from challenges. These impacts persisted even after they graduated. Conclusions In an increasingly globalised world, internationalisation of occupational therapy education is significant to build a global community of occupational therapists who seek to improve their practice.

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Experiences within a cross-cultural academic exchange programme and impacts on personal and professional development

Mashizume

Watanabe

Fukase

et al. 2020

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

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“…This process, when enabled by a skilled facilitator, allows students to gain insight into different cultures as well as an understanding of the scope of occupational therapy practice in different societal contexts. There are however challenges with international collaborations these include, language, time difference for synchronous and asynchronous learning, with some students reporting these make course work time consuming (Cabatan and Grajo, 2017; Psychouli et al, 2020). Despite these challenges, online international learning is being used to achieve learning outcomes in internationalisation and other areas of curricula.…”

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A scoping review of online international student collaboration in occupational therapy education

Hynes

Hills

Orban

2022

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

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Introduction For occupational therapy students, international experiences and access to a global curriculum develops understanding of broad cultural and contextual determinants of health and wellbeing. International placements or study abroad opportunities are not possible for many students and many universities are developing alternative internationalisation opportunities. The aim of this review was to determine what is known from the existing literature on the use of online international student collaboration in occupational therapy curricula. Method A scoping review design was used to search relevant literature on online international student collaboration in occupational therapy education, following a methodological framework for conducting scoping reviews. Seven databases were searched. Search included all articles published up until November 2020. Findings The database searches yielded a total of 2011 results. Following screening and review of articles ten papers met the inclusion criteria and were included in the review. The studies were charted and discussed in the areas of format of the online interactions, reported outcomes of the online interactions, barriers and facilitators in implementation. Conclusion Findings inform curricula designers establishing online international learning and those conducting research in this area. Outcomes indicate the breadth of student learning including culture, diversity, as well as the social determinants of occupational engagement and participation. Registration Protocol Registered: 2020-07-06, available on Open Science Framework (OSF) at https://osf.io/wfkjy

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“…For example, the absence of affiliated academic medical centres for many colleges/schools of pharmacy has challenged interprofessional education (IPE) initiatives requiring medical students (Williams et al, 2019); therefore, in some instances, remote collaboration between colleges/schools of pharmacy and medicine utilising technology has become a necessity. In addition, globalisation and the need to develop cultural sensitivity have also been associated with increasing use of technology in education (Cabatan & Grajo, 2017;Duncan et al, 2018;Honey, Young, & Cowls, 2019;Wihlborg et al, 2018). In this instance, technology is similarly instrumental to facilitate collaboration between students in different countries and/ or geographic divides.…”

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Feasibility of virtual mock trials as a parallel teaching-assessment activity for student pharmacists at two American pharmacy programmes during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond

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Background: Student-pharmacists forced into remote-learning by the COVID-19 pandemic participated in a Virtual Mock Trial (VMT). Objectives: Feasibility of VMTs was assessed by evaluating student VMT performance, student perceptions on technology and overall experiences. Methods: The VMT was implemented via video conferencing technology in April 2020. Faculty-judges and student-jurors observed/rated student performance using pre-established rubrics. A post-VMT survey was administered electronically. Descriptive analyses were performed, and Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney tests were conducted to compare programmes. Results: Forty-six students from Programme A (East Coast, USA) and 89 from Programme B (West Coast, USA) participated in the VMTs. The faculty-judges’ evaluation scores for student performance ranged from 85.0% to 96.7%, while the student-jurors’ evaluation scores ranged from 68.3% to 100%. Student perceptions on the four categories regarding technology use all had means > 5 on a 7-Point Likert Scale. More than 79.0% of students rated their VMT experience positively (i.e. 6 or 7). Conclusions: VMT is feasible for the current pandemic remote-learning environment, and it could be replicated in other pharmacy or healthcare programmes to enrich students' active learning in virtual education.

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Internationalization in an Occupational Therapy Curriculum: A Philippine–American Pilot Collaboration

Abstract: This study provides insights on how intercultural learning experiences can be integrated into occupational science and occupational therapy curricula and can increase understanding of concepts related to human occupation.

Cited by 12 publications

References 18 publications

Experiences within a cross-cultural academic exchange programme and impacts on personal and professional development

Experiences within a cross-cultural academic exchange programme and impacts on personal and professional development

A scoping review of online international student collaboration in occupational therapy education

Feasibility of virtual mock trials as a parallel teaching-assessment activity for student pharmacists at two American pharmacy programmes during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond

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