Balandin Susan, Lincoln Michelle, Sen Reena, Wilkins David P, Trembath David
Disability Initiative, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Australia.
Med Teach. 2007 Nov;29(9):872-7. doi: 10.1080/01421590701784364.
As universities adopt an increasingly international focus, student health professionals are keen to gain clinical experiences in other countries. Such clinical placements provide students with the opportunity to share their knowledge and at the same time acquire new clinical and cultural skills. The experience gained will not only enhance their clinical practice overseas, but will also enhance it in their home country where they are likely to work with people from culturally, linguistically and clinically diverse backgrounds. Careful preparation and adequate supports are critical if students and the host institutions are to gain maximum benefit from cross-cultural clinical placements. The tips below are based on an ongoing collaboration between the Indian Institute of Cerebral Palsy, Kolkata, India and The University of Sydney, as well as recommendations from the burgeoning literature on international clinical placements. The authors are from both the sending and the receiving institutions, and have found that close collaboration between the home and host institutions along with student reflection, evaluation and the opportunity to integrate new knowledge with other clinical experiences are keys to a satisfactory outcome for all concerned.
随着大学日益关注国际化，学生健康专业人士渴望在其他国家获得临床经验。这样的临床实习为学生提供了分享知识的机会，同时还能获得新的临床和文化技能。所获得的经验不仅会提升他们在海外的临床实践能力，也会提升他们在本国的临床实践能力，因为他们回国后很可能会与来自不同文化、语言和临床背景的人共事。如果学生和接待机构想要从跨文化临床实习中获得最大收益，精心准备和充分支持至关重要。以下提示基于印度加尔各答脑瘫研究所与悉尼大学之间正在进行的合作，以及新兴的国际临床实习文献中的建议。作者来自派遣机构和接收机构，他们发现，派遣机构和接待机构之间的密切合作，以及学生的反思、评估，还有将新知识与其他临床经验相结合的机会，是让所有相关方都能取得满意结果的关键。
