ERIC Number: EJ1131150
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
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Allied Healthcare Undergraduate Education: International Students at the Clinical Interface
Morgan, Gareth
Journal of Further and Higher Education, v41 n3 p286-300 2017
The global movement of students in higher education is a relatively recent phenomenon, which has gained momentum in the last 30 years. Much research has been focused on the experiences of this population. Relatively little is known about international allied healthcare students who undertake clinical placements as part of their undergraduate course. This study explores students' perceptions of their clinical experience. The chosen focus group method was prefaced by a pilot study; both were conducted within the allied healthcare school of a university in the UK. Four themes emerged from the study: communication, cultural differences, relationships with professionals and survival strategies. Communication referred to both the interaction with and between the students, their patients and fellow members of the multidisciplinary team. Cultural differences were expressed in the negotiation of differing cultures at the patient interface. A third theme was the students' relationship with clinical professionals; within this, the relationship with the student's clinical educator was paramount. Finally, survival strategies represented the advice students wished to impart to future international students to facilitate their clinical placement abroad.
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Foreign Students, Allied Health Occupations Education, Clinical Experience, Clinical Teaching (Health Professions), Student Attitudes, Student Experience, Focus Groups, Interviews, Interpersonal Communication, Nonverbal Communication, Cultural Differences, Interprofessional Relationship, Sense of Community, Coping, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
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