A student clinic was acknowledged at Monash University Melbourne Australia in 2013. The eight-week period elaborate a diverse of fully trained students from the final year to screen the physical, functional and social health of elderly patients after acute hospital admission. The clinic examined 25 patients over the trial period and delivered interprofessional clinical education opportunity for 18 volunteer students from a combination of fully trained students in a variety of health care facilities such as …show more content…
The student feedback was overwhelmingly positive with the key student outcomes, an improved understanding of comprehensive patient care, an understanding of the role of other disciplines and an appreciation of the need for teamwork to provide patient care and support. Patient feedback questionnaires indicated stratified consumers, with patients reporting an improved
The trial study established the ability of student groups to recognise and act on care need in a susceptible patient society that is well suited to an interprofessional model care. In summary, the student led clinic provided an exciting opportunity to reconsider the single discipline model of undergraduate education in primary health care, with potential gains for student learning, organisational practice and most importantly patient care. An expansion of this work is now underway to consolidate the trail findings, refine processes and to provide an additional and sustainable high quality education opportunity for