A national (USA) student-led, case-based CLinician/Administrator Relationship Improvement OrganizatioN (CLARION) competition focuses students in medical and related healthcare programs on the provision of healthcare that is safe, timely, equitable, patient-centred, effective and efficient. Students work in four-person, inter-professional teams to research and analyse a designated case. They then present their findings and recommendations to a panel of independent judges. Students, with support from their faculty advisors, approach the case as they see fit. Following initial participation in this CLARION competition, an inter-professional team of students from two universities and their advisory faculty developed a two-semester, pre-competition course as a model to facilitate transformation in healthcare education. The course is theoretical, empirical and practical. It has multiple levels of learning and is designed to mentor students, develop faculty, measure learning outcomes and stimulate administrators in higher education to think creatively about curriculum development across disciplines. This integrated and inter-professional approach is pivotal in healthcare education to ensure students learn safe and evidence-based clinical practice that meets the highest standards for quality care.

Item Type:	Refereed Article
Keywords:	Interprofessional education, healthcare education
Research Division:	Medical and Health Sciences
Research Group:	Public Health and Health Services
Research Field:	Health Promotion
Objective Division:	Health
Objective Group:	Health and Support Services
Objective Field:	Health Education and Promotion
Author:	Goldberg, LR (Dr Lyn Goldberg)
ID Code:	95565
Year Published:	2010
Web of Science® Times Cited:	4
Deposited By:	Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre
Deposited On:	2014-10-03
Last Modified:	2014-11-25
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