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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Clinical Supervision of Healthcare Students in Rural Settings: A Qualitative Study

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dc.contributor.authorMartin, P.
dc.contributor.authorLizarondo, L.
dc.contributor.authorArgus, G.
dc.contributor.authorKumar, S.
dc.contributor.authorKondalsamy-Chennakesavan, S.
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstract<jats:p>The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant disruptions to healthcare student placements worldwide, including already challenged rural areas in Australia. While accounts are emerging of student experiences in larger centers and from a student perspective, there is a need for in-depth exploration of student supervisor experiences in rural areas at the onset of the pandemic. This study aims to address this gap through 23 individual, semi-structured interviews with healthcare workers from ten health professions who were either direct student supervisors or in roles supporting student supervisors A reflexive thematic analysis approach was used to develop four themes, namely compounding stress, negative impacts on student learning, opportunity to flex and innovate, and targeted transitioning support strategies. The findings indicate that healthcare workers with student supervision responsibilities at the onset of the pandemic experienced high levels of stress and wellbeing concerns. This study sheds light on the importance of supporting student supervisors in rural areas, and the need for implementing targeted support strategies for new graduates whose placements were impacted by the pandemic. This is not only essential for supporting the rural healthcare workforce but is also imperative for addressing inequalities to healthcare access experienced in rural communities.</jats:p>
dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022; 19(9):1-13
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph19095555
dc.identifier.issn1661-7827
dc.identifier.issn1660-4601
dc.identifier.orcidLizarondo, L. [0000-0003-4902-7610]
dc.identifier.orcidKumar, S. [0000-0002-4003-4411]
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11541.2/28896
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMDPI AG
dc.relation.fundingQueensland Government Department of Tourism, Innovation and Sport AQIRF115-2020-CV
dc.rightsCopyright 2022 The author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19095555
dc.subjectclinical supervision
dc.subjectCOVID-19 pandemic
dc.subjectrural health
dc.subjectstudent placements
dc.titleImpact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Clinical Supervision of Healthcare Students in Rural Settings: A Qualitative Study
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished
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