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Clinical education in private practice: an interdisciplinary project.
Lorna Doubt1, Margo Paterson, Anne O'Riordan
1School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. lornadoubt@sympatico.ca
Journal of Allied Health
|April 1, 2004
Summary
Private practices offer valuable clinical training opportunities for rehabilitation students. Incentives like curriculum input and professional recognition can increase private practitioner participation in student education.
Area of Science:
- Rehabilitation Sciences
- Healthcare Education
- Private Practice Management
Background:
- Traditional rehabilitation professional education primarily occurs in public institutions.
- A growing number of rehabilitation professionals are practicing in community-based private settings.
- Private practices are underutilized resources for clinical student training.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the perspectives of private practitioners on clinical education.
- To identify incentives that could increase clinical placements in private practices.
- To discuss the unique skills students can gain from private practice placements.
Main Methods:
- Conducted interviews and focus groups with private practitioners.
- Program funded by the Ministry of Health of Ontario.
- Analysis based on findings from Queen's University project and existing literature.
Main Results:
- Private practitioners have historically been hesitant to participate in clinical education due to concerns about patient satisfaction, workload, costs, and liability.
- Key incentives for increased participation include involvement in developing student learning objectives, professional recognition, and enhanced university relationships.
- Private practice placements offer students training in administration, business management, marketing, research, and medical-legal processes.
Conclusions:
- Private practices represent a valuable, yet underutilized, resource for rehabilitation clinical education.
- Strategic incentives can overcome barriers and encourage private practitioners to offer more clinical placements.
- Integrating private practice experiences into rehabilitation education can broaden student skill sets beyond direct patient care.