Interprofessional Practice and Education
Nexus IPE Assessment & Evaluation
The National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education provides a gateway to measurement tools and resources for the assessment and evaluation of interprofessional education and practice.
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Assessment and Evaluation Resources OverviewLinks to resources for selecting assessment tools and frequently asked questions (FAQ).
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Assessment and Evaluation GatewayBrowse or search for measurement tools.
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Assessment and Evaluation Webinar RecordingsA 4-webinar series based on the National Center's "Practical Guide Number 5: Incorporating IPCP Teamwork Assessment into Program Evaluation."
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Critical Events of IPEA tool to document meaningful critical events that impact IPE programs. The reconfigured COVID-19 edition is free to use and contributes to sharable data about the effect of the pandemic on IPE programs.
Assessment Resources
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CRLT's Collecting Assessment DataA guide to assessment from U-M's Center for Research on Learning & Teaching.
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National Institute for Outcomes Learning AssessmentResources & examples of good assessment practice & an archive of assessment literature.
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The Assessment CyberGuide for Learning Goals and OutcomesFrom the American Psychological Association.
Local Resources
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IPE Course Adapter Toolkit - Measurement Tool InventoryAn inventory of tools curated by the Course Adapter Team of the University of Michigan's Interprofessional Leadership Fellows.
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Center for Research on Learning & Teaching (U-M)- Evaluation of TeachingInformation from CRLT on evaluating teaching effectiveness.
Articles
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Describing the evidence linking interprofessional education interventions to improving the delivery of safe and effective patient care: a scoping reviewCadet, Tamara et al. J Interprof Care. 2024; 38(3):476-485.
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Assessment tools in pre-licensure interprofessional education: A systematic review, quality appraisal and narrative synthesisAlmoghirah, Hailah et al. Medical Education. 2021; 55(7): 795-807.
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A systematic review of the outcome measures used to evaluate interprofessional learning by health care professional students during clinical experiencesGuitar, Nicole A, and Denise M Connelly. Evaluation and the Health Professions. 2021; 44(3):293-311
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Instruments measuring interprofessional collaboration in healthcare - a scoping reviewPeltonen, Johanna et al. Journal of Interprofessional Care. 2020; 34(2):147-161.
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Evaluation of teamwork assessment tools for interprofessional simulation: A systematic literature reviewWooding, E L et al. Journal of Interprofessional Care. 2020;34(2):162-172.
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A Systematic Review of Assessment Tools Measuring Interprofessional Education Outcomes Relevant to Pharmacy EducationThe systematic review included 36 assessment tools.
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Beyond Assessment of learning toward assessment for learning: educating tomorrow's physiciansDennefer, Elaine F. Medical Teacher. 2013; 35(7):560-3.
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Skill based assessment (ABC of Learning and Teaching in Medicine series)Smee, Sydney. BMJ. 2003;326:70.
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Written assessment (ABC of Learning and Teaching in Medicine)Schuwirth, Lambert WT; van der Vleuten, Cees PM. BMJ. 2003;326:643
Last Updated: Oct 9, 2025 1:58 PM
Subjects: Health Sciences