A one-week simulated clinical placement for novice physiotherapy students.
Aim: To explore student experience and learning in a simulated clinical placement for novice physiotherapy students. Methods: A 1-week simulated clinical placement was designed to enable the students to meet the learning outcomes for their first clinical placement. Students' performance was assessed...
| Published in: | Physiotherapy Practice & Research Vol. 46; no. 2; pp. 111 - 120 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
Aug2025
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