School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Child Health Research Centre, The University of Queensland, 62 Graham Street South Brisbane, Brisbane, QLD, 4121, Australia.
BMC Med Educ. 2024 Aug 13;24(1):874. doi: 10.1186/s12909-024-05756-w.
Student-led clinics can provide low-cost speciality care and practical interprofessional education (IPE) opportunities. In Australia, there are currently limited speciality services available that provide neurodevelopmental assessments that consider fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) as one possible outcome. The aim of the current study was to understand student experiences in a novel interprofessional student-led clinic for children and adolescents with suspected or confirmed prenatal alcohol exposure.
Seventeen allied health university students (11 occupational therapy; 6 psychology) participated in individual semi-structured interviews following completion of a 10-week clinic placement. Reflexive thematic analysis was undertaken using NVivo12.
Four main themes were generated: (1) Interprofessional practice a key for students' development as future healthcare professionals; (2) Meaningful relationships and students' belief they made a difference; (3) Novel challenges tested students' capabilities on placement; and (4) Supervisor attitude and approach to learning supported student development.
The current study demonstrated that the interprofessional student-led neurodevelopmental clinic provided a valuable IPE opportunity for students.
学生主导的诊所可以提供低成本的专业医疗服务和实践式的跨专业教育（IPE）机会。在澳大利亚，目前提供的专门服务有限，这些服务提供神经发育评估，并将胎儿酒精谱系障碍（FASD）作为一种可能的结果进行考虑。本研究的目的是了解学生在一个新的针对有疑似或确诊产前酒精暴露的儿童和青少年的跨专业学生主导诊所中的体验。
17 名从事辅助医疗工作的大学生（11 名职业治疗师；6 名心理学家）在完成为期 10 周的诊所实习后，参加了个人半结构化访谈。使用 NVivo12 进行了反思性主题分析。
生成了四个主要主题：（1）跨专业实践是学生未来成为医疗保健专业人员发展的关键；（2）有意义的关系和学生认为自己有所作为的信念；（3）实习中出现的新挑战考验了学生的能力；（4）导师的态度和学习方法支持了学生的发展。
本研究表明，跨专业学生主导的神经发育诊所为学生提供了宝贵的 IPE 机会。
