Profile of an Allied Health Clinical Supervision Workforce: Results From a Nationally Representative Australian Practice-Based Research Network
Introduction: Supervision 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 clinica...
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King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences
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| author | Brett Vaughan Michael Fleischmann Kylie Fitzgerald Sandra Grace Patrick McLaughlin Brian Jolly Steve Trumble |
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| description | Introduction: Supervision 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. Methods: Australian 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. Results: 15.1% 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. Conclusions: Our 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fbe412ecfbba439a8a86142774f8d3882023-01-02T17:46:51ZengKing Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health SciencesHealth Professions Education2452-30112020-09-0163376385Profile of an Allied Health Clinical Supervision Workforce: Results From a Nationally Representative Australian Practice-Based Research NetworkBrett Vaughan0Michael Fleischmann1Kylie Fitzgerald2Sandra Grace3Patrick McLaughlin4Brian Jolly5Steve Trumble6Department of Medical Education, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; School of Health & Human Sciences, Southern Cross University, Lismore, Australia; Corresponding author. Department of Medical Education, Melbourne Medical School, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.College of Health & Biomedicine, Victoria University, Melbourne, AustraliaSchool of Health & Biomedical Sciences, Melbourne, AustraliaSchool of Health & Human Sciences, Southern Cross University, Lismore, AustraliaCollege of Health & Biomedicine, Victoria University, Melbourne, AustraliaMedical Education Unit, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, AustraliaDepartment of Medical Education, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, AustraliaIntroduction: Supervision 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. Methods: Australian 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. Results: 15.1% 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. Conclusions: Our 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.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452301120300444Clinical educationWorkplace learningOsteopathic medicineStudent-run clinicStudent-led clinic |
| spellingShingle | Brett Vaughan Michael Fleischmann Kylie Fitzgerald Sandra Grace Patrick McLaughlin Brian Jolly Steve Trumble Profile of an Allied Health Clinical Supervision Workforce: Results From a Nationally Representative Australian Practice-Based Research Network Health Professions Education Clinical education Workplace learning Osteopathic medicine Student-run clinic Student-led clinic |
| title | Profile of an Allied Health Clinical Supervision Workforce: Results From a Nationally Representative Australian Practice-Based Research Network |
| title_full | Profile of an Allied Health Clinical Supervision Workforce: Results From a Nationally Representative Australian Practice-Based Research Network |
| title_fullStr | Profile of an Allied Health Clinical Supervision Workforce: Results From a Nationally Representative Australian Practice-Based Research Network |
| title_full_unstemmed | Profile of an Allied Health Clinical Supervision Workforce: Results From a Nationally Representative Australian Practice-Based Research Network |
| title_short | Profile of an Allied Health Clinical Supervision Workforce: Results From a Nationally Representative Australian Practice-Based Research Network |
| title_sort | profile of an allied health clinical supervision workforce results from a nationally representative australian practice based research network |
| topic | Clinical education Workplace learning Osteopathic medicine Student-run clinic Student-led clinic |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452301120300444 |
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