Our clinical partners told us why they are engaged in clinical education.
Here’s what they said:
GIVING BACK TO PROFESSIONS
- Need to educate the future health care professionals
- Supports the profession
- Investing in professional future
SITE BENEFITS
- Source of employees
- Motivating, fresh faces
- Enhances representation for hospital
- Patients benefit (enjoy interaction with students)
- Consistent standards
- Creates connection and networking opportunities between different institutes
- Students bring new information to clinical sites
STAFF BENEFITS
- Satisfaction in seeing results, when teaching
- Keeps staff current
- Interprofessionalism, cross appointment to educational institution
- Pride in Mentorship
- Students are a source of inspiration to staff
- Enhances staff profile
- Two way relationship with students (mutual learning)
- Satisfaction/connection to student progress/success
- Opportunity for technologists to grow/enhance their skills
- Professional Development offered by Michener
TEACHING
- Teaching is a priority
- Important to contribute to educating technologists/clinicians
OTHER
- Gives student a chance to see if they fit in the environment
- Giving back to the Michener
- Students are exposured to interdisciplinary teams
- Relationships with other hospitals/networks
- Accreditation of Michener’s programs/respect in field
