A tool for assessing interprofessional collaborative practice: evolution of the Jefferson Teamwork Observation Guide (JTOG)®.

The Jefferson Teamwork Observation Guide® (JTOG®), a multi-source tool to formatively assess interprofessional collaborative practice competencies, evolved from a need to teach learners the characteristics of high functioning teams. Over time, researchers developed and refined four versions of the tool - Team, Individual, Patient and Support Person - eliciting feedback from learners, providers, patients and family members to create 360-degree evaluations of team performance. Development of all four versions of the JTOG into a native mobile application facilitated workplace based assessment, enhancing the ability to collect real-time data, gather responses from a variety of stakeholders and provide timely feedback to practice teams and individuals.