Qiangru Huang, Zhihao Yue, Junqing Lin, Yangyi Zhang, Shuang Yuan, Quan Zhuang, Cheng Peng
The effect and influence of undergraduate research on medical undergraduates in China
Biochemistry and molecular biology education : a bimonthly publication of the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
speech language therapy slt education must meet needs future workforce training enough students competent practitioners able meet workforce demands increasing student numbers impact placement providers mean students must equipped learning placement simulation way supporting students develop clinical skills decisionmaking safe supportive environment explore perspectives slt students introduced simulation undergraduate degree uk university part pilot study aim pilot listen students voices begin understand lived experiences simulation gather views simulation support clinical learning focus groups semistructured interviews carried secondyear bsc slt students semester 2 following simulated learning activities clinical placement qualitative data gathered thematic analysis applied data identify barriers enablers students clinical learning simulation total 11 students responded cohort 38 three key themes identified analysis individual learning needs facilitator skill programmelevel organization student experience simulation positive one key elements students found support clinical skills importance safe space support learning instead correction led engage active learning key barriers simulation related sufficient prior knowledge skills facilitator group size wider learning landscape programme response pilot plans continue developing model simulation embed simulation across programme led sound pedagogical approach clear preparation planning building necessary infrastructure slt programmes practice educators developing simulation part programmes placement may wish consider findings support use simulation workplace already known subject simulation teaching methodology widely used medicine nursing programmes used various allied health professions slt programmes evidence suggest simulation increases student confidence clinical skills without increasing capacity offering clinical placements practice already known subject study offers practical example introducing simulation established undergraduate programme slt students explains background innovative way teaching clinical skills explains approach could beneficial future speech language therapist clinical implications work study gives practical examples simulation work facilitate student clinical learning knowledge may offer ideas working clinical practice organize placements differently add simulation elements improve student experience educational establishments placement educators may find recommendations helpful developing simulation approach