title: Inter-professional clinical placements as a recruitment strategy in geriatrics: survey of students' perceptions.
abstract: Inter-professional (IP) education and clinical placements have been identified as educational recruitment strategies to address the health workforce shortage. The research question in this secondary analysis study was, "What are students' attitudes toward working in geriatric environments and as part of inter-professional collaborative teams?" A five-item survey was administered to 47 pre-licensure learners from five different health professional programs (medicine, nursing, pharmacy, occupational therapy and physical therapy). Findings suggest that students want to practise on IP teams, which may influence their graduate first choice of employment. Although stronger evidence is required, offering IP clinical placements may be an important recruitment strategy, especially for those sites traditionally deemed less desirable.
authors.affiliation: Ruby Grymonpre, PharmD, FCSHP, is a professor in the Faculty of Pharmacy and the inter-professional (IP) education coordinator for the University of Manitoba, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She has a research interest in IP education and practice as it relates to program evaluation, IP clinical placements, bridging partnerships between academia and practice and health human resources outcomes. Dr. Grymonpre can be contacted by email at grymonpr@ms.umanitoba.ca.
authors.forename: Ruby
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Grymonpre
authors.forename: Cornelia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: van Ineveld
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nelson
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D005853:Geriatrics; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006281:Health Occupations / Q000193:education; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008297:Male; D008350:Manitoba; D010560:Personnel Selection / Q000379:methods*; D013336:Students, Health Occupations / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires