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Abstract
Laws regulating education of most health professional groups in Germany today mean that curricula re-profiling in response to changing priorities in the practice environment is a significant challenge. Legally dictated theoretical and clinical requirements for the vocational training of health professionals leaves little room for re-profiling in response to movements such as interprofessional education. An educational innovation was needed that worked within existing structures in Germany. The result was a formal collaboration between the Academy for Health Professionals and the University of Heidelberg allowing students undertaking vocational training to also complete a university degree in parallel. The aim of this article is to describe the curriculum development for the Bachelor of Science – Interprofessional Health Care. This article outlines an evidence-based approach to the process to curriculum development that resulted in a competency-based degree offering comprehensive interprofessional education at undergraduate level for healthcare students based in Germany.
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank the following members of the expert working party for their contributions to the development of the competence profile: Stephanie Biedenstein, Cordula Fischer, Rosi Flörchinger, Ilonka Kahl, Dr. Barbara Klempp-Selb, Gabriele Leybold, Brigitte März, Reinald Schmidt-Richter, Frank Stawinski, Barbara Stoll, Barbara Suppé and Jan Vogel.
Declaration of interest
The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the writing and content of this article.