Abstract
Background: Student-led clinics have gained increasing attention as a mechanism for students across various health professions to gain authentic interprofessional clinical placement experience during their educational programme. Purpose: This scoping review is designed to identify and describe experiences relating to student-led clinics in Aotearoa New Zealand. Methods: The review involved five key steps: 1) identifying the research question; 2) identifying relevant studies; 3) study selection; 4) charting the data; and 5) collating, summarising and reporting the results. Discussion: Student-led health clinics present invaluable educational opportunities for authentic collaborative practice and capacity to improve population health and well-being, especially in marginalised and disadvantaged communities. Clinic establishment and operation require consideration of a complex set of factors. Conclusion: Community consultation (including with Indigenous populations) should pre-cede establishment of clinics. There is scope for more reporting and objective evaluation to ensure best practice is being determined, developed, and achieved.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2053-2066 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare |
| Volume | 14 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2021 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Clinical practicum
- Interprofessional education
- Student run clinic
- Student-led clinic