The PULPIT Project
Revolutionizing healthcare education by involving citizen patients in classroom activities and research at partner Higher Education Institutions.
Bringing lived experience into healthcare education
The PULPIT project aims to revolutionize healthcare education by involving citizen patients in classroom activities and research at partner Higher Education Institutions (HEIs).
This innovative approach moves away from traditional methods like textbooks and simulations, offering students real patient histories and experiences. As a result, students will enhance their clinical and communication skills, transforming their learning process and improving professors' abilities. The project fosters collaboration between HEIs and patient-led organizations, with patients actively participating in enrollment, training, and management.
Addressing unmet needs in healthcare education
The PULPIT aims to improve undergraduate healthcare education by addressing unmet needs such as limited patient interaction during early training, lack of person-centred care, or poor understanding of different healthcare professions’ roles. The project seeks to promote Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) in the classroom and Interprofessional Education (IPE) of undergraduate healthcare students, promoting discussion on the physical, mental and social implications of illness, based on real cases.
Five work packages
Operational Management
Ensures the effective coordination, administration and overall implementation of the PULPIT project across all partner organisations.
International Recommendations for PPI in IPE of undergraduate healthcare students
Develops evidence-informed recommendations to support meaningful and effective Patient and Public Involvement in interprofessional education for undergraduate healthcare students.
Co-development of the PULPIT educational products
Brings together partners, students and Experts by Experience to co-create educational resources that support the integration of PPI into healthcare education.
Development and validation of the PULPIT programme
Develops, pilots and validates the PULPIT educational programme to ensure it is relevant, feasible and suitable for implementation in undergraduate healthcare education.
Dissemination, Outreach and Sustainability
Promotes the project’s results, engages wider audiences and supports the long-term visibility, uptake and sustainability of the PULPIT approach.
Learning with patients, not only about them
PULPIT brings together different forms of knowledge: lived experience, educational expertise, clinical perspectives and research. Patients and members of the public are not simply subjects of learning. Their knowledge, experiences and perspectives can actively contribute to how future healthcare professionals are educated. Meaningful involvement means creating opportunities for patients, students and educators to work together as partners in the learning process.
PULPIT in action
What PULPIT will deliver
Research and international recommendations
Evidence on current practices, experiences, barriers and opportunities for Patient and Public Involvement in Interprofessional Education, informing international recommendations for meaningful PPI in healthcare education.
The PULPIT programme
An educational programme designed to integrate patients and the public into interprofessional learning.
Educational resources
Practical learning materials for patients, students and educators.
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