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Exploring the impact of clinical placement models on undergraduate midwifery students
Carole Gilmour1, Meredith McIntyre, Gayle McLelland
1School of Nursing & Midwifery, Monash University, Peninsula Campus, Frankston, Australia. Carole.Gilmour@monash.edu
Background:
Learning undertaken through clinical placements provides up to 50% of the educational experience for students in pre-registration midwifery courses. However little is known about of the impact various models of clinical placement have on the learning experiences of undergraduate midwifery students. Two clinical placement models have been employed for undergraduate midwifery students at Monash University, including the block placement model and the continuous two days per week model.
Objective:
This project sought to explore the learning experiences of students in these two models of placement.
Method:
Focus groups were held on two campuses with a total of 17 students from different cohorts and programs.
Discussion:
No one type of placement was favoured over another both had benefits and disadvantages. Further, this study found that regardless of program and clinical placement model the major learning impact for students was related to the midwife they worked with each day on placement rather than to the model.
Conclusion:
No one type of placement was favoured over another both had benefits and disadvantages. Further, this study found that regardless of program and clinical placement model the major learning impact for students was related to the midwife they worked with each day on placement rather than to the model.
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