Rethinking clinical placements: A response to changing healthcare demands
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Rudland, J., Ash, J., Barclay, L., Bloomfield, J., Bogossian, F., Byrne, K., Butler, M., Chur-Hansen, A., Clark, S., Edgar, A., Fotheringham, P., Forbes, R., Green, E., Haworth, N., Hays, R., Judd, B., Martin, P., Macdiarmid, R., McNally, C., ..., Ni Chroinin, D.. 2025. "Rethinking clinical placements: A response to changing healthcare demands." Focus on Health Professional Education. 26 (1), pp. 60-77.
| Article Title | Rethinking clinical placements: A response to changing healthcare demands |
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| ERA Journal ID | 13525 |
| Article Category | Article |
| Authors | Rudland, J., Ash, J., Barclay, L., Bloomfield, J., Bogossian, F., Byrne, K., Butler, M., Chur-Hansen, A., Clark, S., Edgar, A., Fotheringham, P., Forbes, R., Green, E., Haworth, N., Hays, R., Judd, B., Martin, P., Macdiarmid, R., McNally, C., McNeill, L., McGee, R., Needham, J., Poole, P., Raymond, J., Ridd, M., Schoo, A., Tran, M., Virtue, D., Wilkinson, T., Wright, J. and Ni Chroinin, D. |
| Journal Title | Focus on Health Professional Education |
| Journal Citation | 26 (1), pp. 60-77 |
| Number of Pages | 18 |
| Year | 2025 |
| Place of Publication | Australia |
| ISSN | 1442-1100 |
| Web Address (URL) | https://search.informit.org/doi/abs/10.3316/informit.T2025041800008302018130817 |
| Abstract | Clinical placements allow students the opportunity to apply theoretical knowledge and become workforce ready. Demand for clinical placements from education providers already exceeds supply. As healthcare workforce shortages continue, the need for increasing numbers of graduates will generate additional strain, and policymakers targeting health workforce shortages must be cognisant of their impact on the education and health sectors. At the same time, clinical placements must be fit for purpose and meet the learning needs of students. The diverse array of placement models has been compounded by rapid developments during the COVID-19 pandemic. Challenges and considerations include labour intensity, need for capacity building, importance of engagement at institutional and local supervisor levels, cost (including that to students), planetary impact, availability and equity. The future of high-quality clinical placements needs to be secured and built on a sustainable framework to support future clinical placement capacity. |
| Keywords | education; teaching; students; multidisciplinary; clinical placements |
| Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
| ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 4203. Health services and systems |
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| Byline Affiliations | University of Otago, New Zealand |
| University of Adelaide | |
| University of Canberra | |
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| University of the Sunshine Coast | |
| University of South Australia | |
| Deakin University | |
| University of Newcastle | |
| University of Queensland | |
| Charles Sturt University | |
| Australian Chiropractic College, Australia | |
| James Cook University | |
| University of Southern Queensland | |
| Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand | |
| University of Melbourne | |
| Flinders University | |
| Campbelltown Hospital, Australia | |
| Western Sydney University | |
| Griffith University | |
| University of Auckland, New Zealand | |
| Rural and Remote Health, NT | |
| University of New South Wales | |
| Liverpool Hospital, Australia |
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