Jones B, Murtaugh M, Durkin Z A, Bolden M C, Majewski T
Allied Health Division, Bossier Parish Community College, LA 71111, USA.
J Allied Health. 2000 Summer;29(2):109-13.
Allied health program directors and administrators need to be aware of the costs and benefits of their clinical training programs to assure continued availability of training facilities for students. In a pilot study, program directors and administrators who are members of the National Network of Health Career Programs in Two-year Colleges (NN2) were surveyed concerning items to include in a cost-benefit-analysis tool, intangible and tangible costs and benefits of clinical education programs, and evaluation of a tool to analyze costs and benefits. Surveys were sent to 138 NN2 members, with 58 responding. Clinical sites were primarily in independent hospitals or health care systems. Most programs had preceptor-to-student ratios of 1:1-1:2, with few students being paid for clinical work. The respondents identified costs as staff time, materials and supplies, equipment, and others. Benefits were orientation and recruitment savings; increased professionalism, job satisfaction, and work quality of staff; ability to maintain and upgrade staff skills and knowledge; and student assistance with clinical coverage. Few programs were required to perform cost analysis. Allied health clinical education programs continue to depend on the willingness of health care facilities to accept students for clinical training.
联合健康项目主任和管理人员需要了解其临床培训项目的成本和收益，以确保学生能够持续获得培训设施。在一项试点研究中，对两年制学院国家健康职业项目网络（NN2）的项目主任和管理人员进行了调查，内容涉及成本效益分析工具应包含的项目、临床教育项目的无形和有形成本及收益，以及对成本效益分析工具的评估。调查发送给了138名NN2成员，58人回复。临床实习点主要设在独立医院或医疗保健系统。大多数项目的带教老师与学生的比例为1:1至1:2，很少有学生因临床工作获得报酬。受访者将成本确定为员工时间、材料和用品、设备及其他。收益包括入职培训和招聘成本的节省；员工的专业性、工作满意度和工作质量提高；维持和提升员工技能与知识的能力；以及学生对临床工作的协助。很少有项目被要求进行成本分析。联合健康临床教育项目继续依赖于医疗保健机构接受学生进行临床培训的意愿。
