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Using Visual and Narrative Methods to Achieve Fair Process in Clinical Care
Published on: February 16, 2011
Educating for collaborative practice
1Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Kentucky Center for Rural Health, Hazard 41701, USA. jmbric@pop.uky.edu
Objective:
To describe a baccalaureate-level course which is designed to help allied health professions students develop an understanding of collaborative practice among interdisciplinary components of a health care system and to report on a survey which assessed the effectiveness of the course for clinical laboratory science graduates.
Setting:
University of Kentucky, a large (24,000 students) state-assisted institution
Practice Description:
Baccalaureate clinical laboratory science program
Practice Innovation:
A college-wide course helps students develop an understanding of the linkages of the major components of a health care system and introduces the techniques necessary to function in an interdisciplinary team.
Main Outcomes Measure:
Perception of benefit from the course by clinical laboratory science graduates.
Results:
Graduates report that the course helped them develop a larger perspective of health care delivery beyond that of their own discipline and aided in their understanding of group processes and group problem-solving.
Conclusions:
Clinical laboratory science curricula can benefit from the inclusion of a college wide course which introduces a broad perspective of health care delivery and group process concepts.
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