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Journal article
Allied Health Student‐Led Clinics: An Opportunity for Workforce Development
Australian Journal of Rural Health, Vol.33(2), pp.1-5
2025
PMID: 40135743
Abstract
Objective
The project evaluated multidisciplinary allied health student placements co-located within a rural general practice clinic.
Methods
Occupational therapy, social work and speech pathology placement students under discipline-specific supervision led an allied health clinic model servicing clients with diverse health needs.
Design
A cross-sectional survey design recording interventions, student and stakeholder experiences and client satisfaction was applied.
Setting
General Practice clinics in MMM 4–6 regions in Queensland.
Participants
Between February and July 2024, 10 students completed placements within the student-led clinic, working with clients.
Main Outcomes Measure
Descriptive statistics were used to summarise clients' demographics, satisfaction and the services provided using SPSS version 29.0. Qualitative survey responses were analysed using Nvivo.
Results
Student-led allied health services co-located within a general practice clinic benefited rural communities by providing increased access to allied health services and a holistic approach to health care. Student-led allied health services alleviated the work burden for general practitioners (GPs) in a rural health care setting.
Conclusion
Multidisciplinary allied health student placements within a rural GP clinic benefited rural and remote communities through increased access to allied health services. Further research is needed to investigate interdisciplinary models of care and sustainable funding streams.
Details
- Title
- Allied Health Student‐Led Clinics: An Opportunity for Workforce Development
- Authors
- Taegen Pascoe - James Cook UniversityAsmita Mudholkar - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health - Occupational TherapyStephanie Burke - James Cook UniversityKehinde Obamiro - James Cook UniversityInes Zuchowski (Corresponding Author) - James Cook University
- Publication details
- Australian Journal of Rural Health, Vol.33(2), pp.1-5
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
- Date published
- 2025
- DOI
- 10.1111/ajr.70034
- ISSN
- 1440-1584; 1038-5282
- PMID
- 40135743
- Copyright note
- © 2025 The Author(s). Australian Journal of Rural Health published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of National Rural Health Alliance Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
- Data Availability
- The data that support the findings of this study are available on request from the corresponding author. The data are not publicly available due to privacy or ethical restrictions.
- Grant note
- This study was supported by the Rural Health Multidisciplinary Training (RHMT) program of the Australian Government Department of Health.
- Organisation Unit
- School of Health - Occupational Therapy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991127097502621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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