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© 2024 The Author(s). Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.Objectives: Authentic work-based learning is crucial to facilitate the development and preparedness for training healthcare professionals. Such experiences are challenging to design and secure within the clinical environment. One School of Pharmacy established a student-led clinic to provide undergraduate pharmacy students the opportunity to practise physical assessment and communication skills with members of the public. The aim of this study was to explore students' thoughts and perspectives on this experience. Methods: Undergraduate students were invited to participate in a semi-structured interview after their clinic experience. Transcriptions of the interviews were analysed by reflexive thematic analysis. Results: Twelve students agreed to an interview that took place between October and December 2022. Three themes were identified from the qualitative data which related to external factors that influenced student experience of the clinic, for example, organizational issues and impact of the physical environment; interactions within the clinic environment; and internalized learning for example, professional growth and development, and the appreciating the learning opportunity. Conclusions: In the current climate, where securing valuable work-based learning opportunity is challenging, student-led clinics offer an environment that is well-received by students and appears to facilitate student professional development. Student clinics are receiving more attention and investment across undergraduate healthcare programmes around the world given advantages such as these. However, they need to be well integrated and structured into the existing training and education and students need appropriate induction to prepare them for the experience and manage expectations.
Author(s): Abdul-Salam P, Richardson C, Nazar H
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: International Journal of Pharmacy Practice
Year: 2024
Volume: 32
Issue: 4
Pages: 316-321
Print publication date: 01/08/2024
Online publication date: 30/05/2024
Acceptance date: 09/05/2024
Date deposited: 22/07/2024
ISSN (print): 0961-7671
ISSN (electronic): 2042-7174
Publisher: Oxford University Press
URL: https://doi.org/10.1093/ijpp/riae023
DOI: 10.1093/ijpp/riae023
PubMed id: 38815978
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