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Download fileWhole of community facilitators: An exemplar for supporting rural health workforce recruitment through students’ professional experience placements
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posted on 2023-05-21, 00:52 authored by Sandra CoeSandra Coe, Annette MarlowAnnette Marlow, Carey MatherCarey MatherThe Whole of Community Facilitator model provides support for healthcare students’ professional experience placements (PEP) in rural regions in Tasmania. In Tasmania, rural PEP is challenged as healthcare facilities are often small and have limited capacity for staff to devote considerable time to supervising students during PEP. Recruitment and retention of the rural health workforce in Tasmania is sometimes difficult because the island State is geographically distant from mainland Australia, and predominantly classified as a regional, rural, or remote area. The University of Tasmania, College of Health and Medicine (the College) explored various initiatives to support rural workforce sustainability, and the project discussed addresses this issue by promoting rural healthcare facilities as potential employment destinations for students upon completion of their course. The model supports the delivery of high-quality supervision to students whilst undertaking rural PEP, to foster positive experiences and potentially influence their future career choices. A successful exemplar was trialled in 2012 and implemented statewide in 2017 using a Whole of Community Facilitation (WOCF) model. The initiative supports host facilities, supervisors, host staff, and students and promotes positive placement experiences. The initiative was designed in consideration of Tasmania’s rurality, and uses a flexible and responsive framework.
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Publication title
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public HealthVolume
18Issue
14Article number
7675Number
7675Pagination
1-11ISSN
1661-7827Department/School
School of Health SciencesPublisher
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