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J Interprof Care

Learning in the arena: healthcare students’ lived experience of interprofessional education in equine-assisted services.
Journal of interprofessional care    April 9, 2026   1-12 doi: 10.1080/13561820.2026.2651764
Lungren L, Mazzarella J, Mumbauer-Pisano J.This qualitative study explored healthcare students' lived experiences during an interprofessional education (IPE) event incorporating equine-assisted services (EAS). Traditional IPE events often rely on classroom settings that may limit interprofessional engagement, collaboration, and application. Utilizing interpretive phenomenological analysis, researchers examined how the equine environment influenced interprofessional learning among fourteen graduate students from diverse healthcare disciplines at a western United States public university. Participants engaged in experiential demonstratio...