Innovative activities with edible creations to enhance interdisciplinary health profession students' levels of perceived self-efficacy and cultural competence: An experimental study.

Background: Structured, innovative-designed activities including edible creations may enhance interdisciplinary (athletic training, nursing, health science, physical therapy) health profession students' levels of perceived self-efficacy, cultural competence, and overall learning through integration of an educationally-sound framework. Interprofessional cultural education provides fundamental skills to address diverse individual and societal needs.

Objective: To determine the impact of innovative and creative activities on health profession students' levels of perceived self-efficacy and cultural competence as measured by pre/post Transcultural Self-Efficacy Tool-Multidisciplinary Healthcare Provider (TSET-MHP) (Jeffreys, 2010) surveys.