Resource: Evidence-based benefits of clinical education

ASAHP’s Clinical Education Task Force conducted a literature review to find published articles about the impact of clinical education on clinical sites across a broad scope of health professions. Key findings from the review were summarized and categorized into four major themes about the benefits of site participation in clinical education: Students Add Value, Productivity, Preceptor Perception, and Patient Perception.  These themes were compiled on a one-page infographic that summarizes the each theme in a single sentence and gives a “key” to achieving the listed benefit.   A QR code embedded in the infographic takes readers to a bibliography of published literature supporting the listed themes. The one-page resource created by the CETF can be used by both academic programs and healthcare facilities as a tool to frame conversations about the benefits of clinical education. The information presented dispels common misunderstandings and perceived obstacles that serve as barriers to clinical education participation and highlights the benefits to students, faculty, clinicians, and patients. 

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