New research from the PULPIT consortium explores how Patient and Public Involvement and Interprofessional Education are currently integrated into undergraduate healthcare programmes across different countries.
The PULPIT consortium has published new open-access research in Discover Education: “Patient and public involvement and interprofessional education in undergraduate healthcare programs: an international survey study.”
Read it here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s44217-026-01814-1
The international study explored how Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) and Interprofessional Education (IPE) are currently understood and implemented in undergraduate healthcare programmes.
Drawing on responses from 810 students and educators, the study found strong recognition of the educational value of PPI and IPE, while also identifying considerable differences in implementation, participation and preparedness across countries and disciplines.
The findings reinforce the need to strengthen institutional and educator preparedness and highlight the opportunity to integrate PPI and IPE to support more collaborative and person-centred healthcare education.
The article was published open access on 26 June 2026.