Preparing healthcare professional students for rural, regional and remote practice: demonstrating the effectiveness of an interprofessional simulation learning experience.
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| Title: | Preparing healthcare professional students for rural, regional and remote practice: demonstrating the effectiveness of an interprofessional simulation learning experience. |
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| Authors: | Parnell, Tracey, Robson, Kristy, Nelson, Stephanie, Xie, Gang, Hayes, Karen, Hoffman, Laura, Wells, Cherie |
| Source: | Journal of Interprofessional Care. Sep/Oct2024, Vol. 38 Issue 5, p846-854. 9p. |
| Subjects: | Interdisciplinary education, Self-evaluation, Scale analysis (Psychology), Podiatry students, Speech therapists, Interprofessional relations, Research funding, Academic medical centers, Data analysis, Health occupations students, Scientific observation, Statistical sampling, Questionnaires, Retrospective studies, Descriptive statistics, Simulation methods in education, Experience, Students, Rural health services, Pre-tests & post-tests, Clinical competence, Statistics, Occupational therapy students, Learning strategies, Comparative studies, Psychosocial factors, Physical therapy students |
| Geographic Terms: | New South Wales |
| Abstract: | Undertaking an authentic interprofessional simulation experience may be a useful and consistent strategy for healthcare professional students to build competencies required for a rural healthcare context. An observational comparative study design was adopted to evaluate a clinical simulation experience created to develop the interprofessional competencies of a sample of healthcare professional students at a regional university situated on multiple campuses in New South Wales (NSW), Australia. Over 200 students across three campuses of the university were involved in a simulation experience that included four interprofessional activities. Of these students, 189 (89%) agreed to participate in the study. The healthcare professional students who participated in the study were from second year occupational therapy, physiotherapy, and podiatry, and third year speech pathology programs. Retrospective pre and post self-assessed interprofessional collaborative competencies were compared for all students using the revised Interprofessional Collaborative Attainment Survey (ICCAS). Results demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in self-perceived scores using the validated revised ICCAS survey. The findings of this study suggest that carefully designed and authentic interprofessional simulation experiences can facilitate the development of competencies required for effective interprofessional practice, which are necessary for successful rural practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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| Abstract: | Undertaking an authentic interprofessional simulation experience may be a useful and consistent strategy for healthcare professional students to build competencies required for a rural healthcare context. An observational comparative study design was adopted to evaluate a clinical simulation experience created to develop the interprofessional competencies of a sample of healthcare professional students at a regional university situated on multiple campuses in New South Wales (NSW), Australia. Over 200 students across three campuses of the university were involved in a simulation experience that included four interprofessional activities. Of these students, 189 (89%) agreed to participate in the study. The healthcare professional students who participated in the study were from second year occupational therapy, physiotherapy, and podiatry, and third year speech pathology programs. Retrospective pre and post self-assessed interprofessional collaborative competencies were compared for all students using the revised Interprofessional Collaborative Attainment Survey (ICCAS). Results demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in self-perceived scores using the validated revised ICCAS survey. The findings of this study suggest that carefully designed and authentic interprofessional simulation experiences can facilitate the development of competencies required for effective interprofessional practice, which are necessary for successful rural practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 13561820 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/13561820.2024.2367424 |
