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Brett Williams and Mal Boyle have taken out the Best Paper Award at this years University of Melbourne Shepparton Research Conference . The paper titled "Should undergraduate paramedic clinical placements be a ‘learning lottery?’" presented results from a study into alternative strategies for undergraduate paramedic clinical placement education.
Undergraduate paramedic students undertake clinical placements in a variety of locations. Placements are considered an essential element of paramedic undergraduate education; however, evidence now suggests that students are unlikely to experience certain cases e.g. significant trauma, particularly in rural locations. The paper presented results from recent clinical education and trauma prediction studies.
The paper argued that clinical learning opportunities are currently too unpredictable and variable, particularly in low case-mix areas. Our results suggest that alternative delivery of providing paramedic clinical education be considered, thereby providing better linkage between theory and practice.
