Best Practices in Clinical Education: A Site Visit Decision-Making Model in Physical Therapist Education.

J Allied Health

Dep. of Physical Therapy, New York Institute of Technology, Ferentinos Health Science Building, Northern Boulevard, Old Westbury, NY 11568, USA, Tel 516-686-7651.

Published: June 2024

Stakeholders in health science education engage in site visits during student clinical education experiences, which may occur in person or remotely via videoconference, telephone, or email. Significant variability in practice highlights the need for a more consistent approach to conducting site visits based on evidence-based best practices. Site visits can be burdensome to both clinical and academic stakeholders considering the significant time and resources needed to conduct them effectively. Despite these obstacles, site visits have been shown to add value to the clinical experience for all parties involved. This paper presents the available literature in health science education regarding clinical site visits and describes how it was used to develop and implement a model of best practice for conducting clinical site visits in physical therapist education. The Site Visit Decision-Making Model is based upon findings from contemporary research exploring the interests of each stakeholder, as well as the multifaceted and purposeful decision-making process that takes place when conducting site visits in physical therapist clinical education. Implementation of this model may assist academic stakeholders in health science education in prioritizing which methods of communication for conducting site visits are most effective and efficient.

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