Mickan Sharon, Golenko Xanthe, Buys Nicholas
Griffith Health, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland 4222, Australia.
J Multidiscip Healthc. 2019 Jul 5;12:527-532. doi: 10.2147/JMDH.S211266. eCollection 2019.
Given the predicted changes ahead for both healthcare and educational systems, this study was designed to explore perspectives of senior health clinicians and academics about the educational needs of the future health workforce. Participants were asked about how universities could best provide post-qualification education to enable current and future health professionals to meet changing workplace demands and expectations.
An exploratory study was conducted across academic and clinical settings in Queensland. A convenience sample of 12 senior academic and clinical managers participated in semi-structured, discursive interviews. Data were coded and categorised into emergent themes with verification by the first two authors.
Participants described and critiqued current patterns of learning by health professionals, including completion of traditional postgraduate degrees and professional development courses. They suggested innovative approaches for future education, proposing that learning should be aligned with practice needs and made available through flexible and connected learning opportunities. Further, they were of the view that workplace learning should be recognised academically through arrangements such as credit for prior learning.
Participants concluded that universities have an important role, in partnership with key stakeholders, to educate health professionals to be able to meet the needs of changing workplace demands and expectations.
鉴于医疗保健和教育系统未来预计的变化，本研究旨在探讨资深健康临床医生和学者对未来卫生人力教育需求的看法。研究人员询问参与者，大学如何才能最好地提供资格后教育，以使当前和未来的卫生专业人员能够满足不断变化的工作场所需求和期望。
在昆士兰州的学术和临床环境中进行了一项探索性研究。12名资深学术和临床管理人员的便利样本参与了半结构化的、有深度的访谈。数据进行编码并归类为新出现的主题，由前两位作者进行核实。
参与者描述并批评了卫生专业人员当前的学习模式，包括完成传统的研究生学位和专业发展课程。他们提出了未来教育的创新方法，建议学习应与实践需求相结合，并通过灵活且相互关联的学习机会来提供。此外，他们认为工作场所学习应通过诸如先前学习学分等安排在学术上得到认可。
参与者得出结论，大学与关键利益相关者合作，在教育卫生专业人员以满足不断变化的工作场所需求和期望方面发挥着重要作用。
