Conway-Klaassen Janice M, Brennecke Patricia J, Wiesner Stephen M, Spannaus-Martin Donna J
Center for Allied Health Programs, Clinical Laboratory Sciences, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
Clin Lab Sci. 2012 Fall;25(4 Suppl):4-26-33.
Over the past five years our clinical laboratory sciences (CLS) program more than doubled student enrollment to help address the workforce shortages in our state. At the same time, medical laboratory technician programs were also increasing enrollment, putting significant pressure on the already limited number of clinical training spaces. To help alleviate the impact on clinical sites, major changes were made to the traditional clinical rotation model; shifting from a clinical training to a clinical experience and a simultaneous decrease in length from 22 to 12 weeks. This change required extensive in-service training for clinical preceptors including rationale for the new clinical experience model, review of student campus education, expectations for preceptors and students, as well as developing and implementing new evaluation methods of student performance. Through funding from the Department of Labor, online interactive modules introducing the concepts of new clinical experience module for both preceptors and for students were developed. To provide a more in-depth and specific in-service for the preceptors, web-conferences were held to describe the students' didactic and laboratory educational background and to discuss the expectations and evaluations of students. Two course management system sites were developed, one for preceptors and one for students, so they could access clinical experience information and materials at any time and from any location. These course sites also allowed us to convert evaluation processes to an online format. Survey feedback from preceptors indicates that this system was well received providing a cost-effective method for preceptor education and communication.
在过去五年里，我们的临床检验科学（CLS）项目的学生入学人数增加了一倍多，以帮助解决本州劳动力短缺的问题。与此同时，医学检验技师项目的入学人数也在增加，这给本已有限的临床培训空间带来了巨大压力。为了减轻对临床实习点的影响，我们对传统的临床轮转模式进行了重大改革；从临床培训转变为临床体验，同时将时长从22周缩短至12周。这一变化需要为临床带教老师提供广泛的在职培训，包括新临床体验模式的基本原理、对学生在校教育的回顾、对带教老师和学生的期望，以及制定和实施新的学生表现评估方法。通过劳工部的资助，开发了在线互动模块，向带教老师和学生介绍新临床体验模块的概念。为了给带教老师提供更深入、更具体的在职培训，我们举办了网络会议，介绍学生的理论和实验室教育背景，并讨论对学生的期望和评估。我们开发了两个课程管理系统网站，一个供带教老师使用，一个供学生使用，这样他们可以在任何时间、任何地点访问临床体验信息和资料。这些课程网站还使我们能够将评估流程转换为在线形式。带教老师的调查反馈表明，这个系统很受欢迎，为带教老师的教育和沟通提供了一种经济高效的方法。
