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标题：Profile of an Allied Health Clinical Supervision Workforce: Results From a Nationally Representative Australian Practice-Based Research Network
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作者：Brett Vaughan ; Michael Fleischmann ; Kylie Fitzgerald 等
期刊名称：Health Professions Education
印刷版ISSN：2452-3011
电子版ISSN：2452-3011
出版年度：2020
卷号：6
期号：3
页码：376-385
DOI：10.1016/j.hpe.2020.04.008
语种：English
出版社：Elsevier
摘要：AbstractIntroductionSupervision of clinical learners by appropriately qualified and experienced health professionals is paramount to development of the health workforce. There is extensive literature on the qualities and attributes of effective clinical supervisors however we know little about the clinical practice characteristics of our supervison workforces. Our work explores these charateristics in an Australian allied health supervision context.MethodsAustralian osteopaths participating in the professions’ practice-based research network were invited to complete a 27-item practice questionnaire. Participants were asked to indicate if they had participated in clinical supervision in the 12 months prior to data collection. Unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios were calculated to identity characteristics associated with involvement in clinical supervision.Results15.1% of respondents indicated being involved in clinical supervision. These practitioners were more likely to be female, involved in university teaching, volunteering as an osteopath, and possess an additional qualification beyond their primary pre-professional degree, compared to their non-supervising counterparts.ConclusionsOur work highlights a number of characteristics associated with involvement in clinical supervision. Further research is required to explore why females were more likely to participate in clinical supervision, and potentially explore the motivations for volunteering and its association with clinical supervision.
关键词：Clinical education;Workplace learning;Osteopathic medicine;Student-run clinic;Student-led clinic