Background: Resilience is the process of adapting well in adverse situations. Due to the challenges of teaching in online programs and the adaptations needed by students, it is important that faculty and students maintain a high level of resilience.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the resilience level of undergraduate and graduate nursing students and faculty who interact in an online environment and to determine factors that impact resilience.
Introduction: The University initiated an Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Students (IHSS) education program, Cultural Competency & Mutual Respect (CCMR), for medicine (MED), pharmacy (PHARM), nursing (NSG), physical (PT) and occupational therapy (OT). This study assessed CCMR pre/post learning outcomes through the Inventory for Assessing the Process of Cultural Competence-Revised((c)) (IAPCC-R).
Methods: Subjects included: 100 MED, 140 NSG, 36 PT, 11 OT and 53 PHARM IHSS.