Supporting the transition from student to professional--a case study in allied health.

Allied health graduates are entering an increasingly complex and demanding workforce. They require a mix of clinical competencies and broader professional skills. Making the transition from the learning environment of university to the workplace can be difficult and challenging.

Allied health graduate program - supporting the transition from student to professional in an interdisciplinary program.

The transition from student to professional is challenging. Training programs provide discipline specific skills but do not adequately develop the interprofessional, team focused and work ready clinicians needed for the current workplace. In Australia, a formal graduate year is common in nursing; however, structured programs to support the student to professional transition are uncommon in allied health.

Management competencies: intrinsic or acquired? What competencies are required to move into speech pathology management and beyond?

Speech pathology managers frequently move into careers beyond their clinical discipline. As practicing speech pathology managers and students of business leadership, we were curious about the nature of career transitions out of speech pathology management. We conducted an exploratory descriptive study investigating the perceived competencies that facilitate such career transitions and when further education is required to effectively equip one for such transition.