Mapping Evidence on Community-Based Clinical Education Models for Undergraduate Physiotherapy Students: Protocol for a Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Community-based clinical training has been advocated as an excellent approach to transformation in clinical education. Clinical education for undergraduate physiotherapy students is a hands-on practical experience that aims to provide a student with the skills necessary to enable them to be fit to practice independently. However, in many countries, including South Africa, this training has been conducted only in large urban academic hospitals. Such hospitals are not a true reflection of the environment that these students will most likely be facing as practicing health care professionals.

Objective

The objective of this scoping review is to map out existing evidence on community-based clinical education models for undergraduate physiotherapy students globally.

SUBMITTER: Chemane NCT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7609197 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature