Health professionals' perceptions of the Walter Sisulu University's integrated longitudinal clinical clerkship on service delivery in rural district hospitals in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Integrated Longitudinal Clinical Clerkship (ILCC) is seen as an enabling learning space for medical students and empowering preceptors. The presence of ILCC students in hospitals contributes to delivering health services and sustained improvement in the quality of health services in those facilities. This study explored health professionals' perceptions of the impact of a South African medical university's ILCC on health professionals' workload and service delivery in district hospitals.

Methods

We conducted in-depth interviews with 33 purposively recruited health professionals for this study. Participants from six district hospitals were asked about health workforce workload and service delivery factors linked to the ILCC program. Thematic analysis was conduc

SUBMITTER: Godlimpi L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11895355 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature