Healthcare students’ experiences of an interprofessional, student-led neuro-rehabilitation community-based clinic
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Hutchinson, Laura
Theodoros, Deborah
Williams, Katrina
Copley, Anna
Fagan, Amy
Desha, Laura
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Student-led clinics are becoming more prominent as educators seek alternate models of clinical education for health professionals. The purpose of this study was to evaluate healthcare students’ experiences of an interprofessional student-led clinic for clients with neurological conditions. Thirteen students representing occupational therapy, physiotherapy, and speech pathology were recruited for the study. A sequential mixed-methods evaluation was employed and the results from the Interprofessional Education Scale and focus group revealed that the students experienced positive perceptions of working collaboratively with other professions, forming good relationships with others, as well as an increased respect for the roles of other professions. The findings suggest that providing a capstone opportunity, where students can work as part of an interprofessional team with a real client, in a format they may come across in future clinical practice, may be beneficial in providing them with essential interprofessional skills as new graduate health professionals.
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Journal of Interprofessional Care
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30
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© 2016 Taylor & Francis. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Interprofessional Care on 19 Feb 2016, available online: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.3109/13561820.2015.1086730
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