Placement Support Tips
WHAT DOES A GOOD PLACEMENT LOOK LIKE: • Access to mentors — either in the community or on placement; • More autonomy (within a reasonable scope) = more serotonin; • Not feeling rushed or pressured to learn at a break-neck speed; • Getting to head out on hikes or to community events on the weekends and in your spare-time; • Having time to take in the fresh air every day; • Really friendly staff at the small rural hospitals; • Financial support from uni/other organisations; • Support with: - Travel - Accommodation - Internet • Community Involvement/Integration; • Study/common areas for students; and • Adequate, appropriate and skilled supervision
THINGS THAT ALL STUDENTS SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO (AS PER THE AMC1): • Staff necessary to deliver teaching, administration and support; • Sufficient supervision to develop skills before participating in care; • Equitable assessment methods compared to metropolitan counterparts; • Opportunity to provide feedback; • Ways to access support for disabilities, medical and mental illness, cultural needs; • Access to necessary technology (i.e. internet, computers, library resources); • Teaching from clinical staff who have time allocated for teaching;
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1. Australian Medical Council. Standards for Assessment and Accreditation of Primary Medical Programs by the Australian Medical Council 2012 [Internet]. Kingston, ACT; 2012 [updated 2016; cited 2021 Aug 18]. Available from: https://www.amc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ Standards-for-Assessment-and-Accreditation-of-Primary-MedicalPrograms-by-the-Australian-Medical-Council-2012.pdf
