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Angele Cloutier1, Gail Shandro, Nina Hrycak
1Medical Teaching Unit, Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary Health Region, Calgary, Alberta.
Abstract:
As we move to accommodate the demands for placement and move students from a learner to a professional role, all parties in a student's clinical learning situation need to re-examine traditional ways of doing things to see if they are still the most effective. The results of placing and working with students in a way that is collaborative and more student-driven may be surprising. The benefits could well outweigh the costs in terms of long-range goals for faculty, students and agencies.
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