During this semester, you read and participated in discussion boards where fellow students from different majors discussed topic choices, ethics, literature reviews, etc. As your work through the scenario for this project, keep in mind the interdisciplinary nature of health care in general.
Be sure to discuss what effects your project will have on different disciplines and include those disciplines within your answers.
Scenario: Your hospital, clinic, or educational institution, etc, is interested in the topic you have chosen. Management is so excited about what you are doing that it wants you to create an interdisciplinary research project based on your literature review and run with it!
Consider the following:
List 5 benefits of conducting your project as an interdisciplinary project and 5 challenges of conducting an interdisciplinary project. Be certain that you address the interdisciplinary aspect, even if your project was limited to one profession. 2 Slides
What would you have to do in order to get permission to conduct your research project and publish it? Are there people at the hospital, clinic, or educational institution, etc., who must sign off on the project before you publish? Are there internal review boards or other mechanisms for approval? 2 Slides
Who are the key players that need to be involved in this project to get it off the ground? Why are they important? 1 Slide
What type of research methods (lit review, quantitative, qualitative, evidence-based, mixed methods, etc. do you think would be a best fit for your project? Why? 1 Slide
Outline the key points of your research articles. Use major points only and do not cut and paste from the article assignments. Cite using in-text citations. No more than 3 slides
Consider how you would get the final results out; for what peer-reviewed publication would your topic be a best fit? Remember, this is an interdisciplinary project, so think outside your discipline as well. Provide the actual names of the Peer Reviewed Journals as well as links to the journals that would be a best fit for your project. 1 Slide
Talk about the possible impact on each discipline involved whether indirectly or indirectly. Would a nursing project have an impact on respiratory and radiology? What about social work? Think deeply about how these disciplines fit together during a research project. How would it change the dynamics around the institution? Would it affect how the differing disciplines view each other and/or change the way the institution views those who participate? How could it affect the attitudes of co-workers or ancillary people in the institution? 2 Slides
Write a summary of your experience in this interdisciplinary course. What was frustrating and how did you overcome the frustration(s). What was good about the experience? Give specific examples. What is your belief about the value of research in general and this course specifically? Explain any attitude changes you experienced through the discussions because of the different disciplines involved (Nursing, Radiology, Respiratory, etc.) 2 Slides