Academicians and Neurologic Physical Therapy Residents Partner to Expand Clinical Reflection Using the SOLO Taxonomy: A Novel Approach.
Creating curriculums that develop physical therapy (PT) students into evidenced-based, critically reflective, entry-level practitioners is one of the primary goals for PT programs. Academic faculty partnering with neurologic residency programs to design learning environments that capitalize upon the strengths of both can create insightful educational experiences for students during their didactic training. These partnerships support the development of critical thinking skills and provide mentorship for residents transitioning from their role as a clinician to that of an educator. Using the SOLO (structure of observed learning outcomes) taxonomy as a framework for developing learning experiences, Seton Hall University neurologic academic faculty and program directors from the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation Residency in Neurologic Physical Therapy have built a partnership that seeks to develop critical reflection skills in both the neurologic resident and entry-level PT students. While integration of residents into entry-level PT curriculum may not be novel, we believe that utilizing the SOLO model within this partnership is unique. This paper describes the partnership and learning experiences rooted in the SOLO taxonomy theoretical framework and discusses perceived benefits of this learning experience across professional health science programs.
Department of Interprofessional Health Sciences and Health Administration, School of Health and Medical Sciences, Seton Hall University, 400 South Orange Ave., South Orange, NJ 07079, USA. Tel 973-276-2457, fax 973-275-2171. Genevieve.zipp@shu.edu.
Genevieve
G
Pinto Zipp
Catherine
C
Maher
Erin
E
Donnelly
Brian
B
Fritz
Lauren
L
Snowdon
D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005178:Faculty; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D059825:Physical Therapists; D026761:Physical Therapy Specialty / Q000193:education*; D018794:Problem-Based Learning; D015397:Program Evaluation; D014495:Universities