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ArticleBMJ open2024

University staff perspectives on determinants of high-quality health professions student placements in regional, rural and remote Australia: protocol for a mixed-method study.

Claire Quilliam, Elyce Green, Rohan L Rasiah, Lyndal Sheepway, Catherine Seaton, Leigh Moore, Jodie Bailie, Kylie Maree Matthews, Jane Ferns, James Debenham and 3 more

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors.

Claire QuilliamDepartment of Rural Health, The University of Melbourne, Shepparton, Victoria, Australia claire.quilliam@unimelb.edu.au.ORCID 0000-0002-7344-0133
Elyce GreenCharles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-7291-6419
Rohan L RasiahWestern Australian Centre for Rural Health, The University of Western Australia, Karratha, Western Australia, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-3798-822X
Lyndal SheepwayLa Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University, Wodonga, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-5133-5714
Catherine SeatonCentre for Rural and Remote Health, James Cook University, Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia.
Leigh MooreFlinders University Rural and Remote Health, Flinders University, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-6106-1120
Jodie BailieUniversity Centre for Rural Health, The University of Sydney, Lismore, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-4393-5773
Kylie Maree MatthewsMajarlin Kimberley Centre for Remote Health, The University of Notre Dame Australia, Broome, Western Australia, Australia.
Jane FernsDepartment of Rural Health, The University of Newcastle, Taree, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-9551-3869
James DebenhamMajarlin Kimberley Centre for Remote Health, The University of Notre Dame Australia, Broome, Western Australia, Australia.
Carolyn TaylorLa Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.
Kathryn FitzgeraldWestern Australian Centre for Rural Health, The University of Western Australia, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia.
Melissa RiddFlinders University Rural and Remote Health, Flinders University, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionIn rural areas, work-integrated learning in the form of health student placements has several potential benefits, including contributing to student learning, enhancing rural health service capacity and attracting future rural health workforce. Understanding what constitutes a high-quality rural placement experience is important for enhancing these outcomes. There is no current standardised definition of quality in the context of rural health placements, nor is there understanding of how this can be achieved across different rural contexts. This study is guided by one broad research question: what do university staff believe are the determinants of high-quality health professions student placements in regional, rural and remote Australia? METHODS AND ANALYSIS: This study will adopt a convergent mixed-method design with two components. Component A will use explanatory sequential mixed methods. The first phase of component A will use a survey to explore determinants that contribute to the development of high-quality health student placements from the perspective of university staff who are not employed in University Departments of Rural Health and are involved in the delivery of health student education. The second phase will use semistructured interviews with the same stakeholder group (non-University Department of Rural Health university staff) to identify the determinants of high-quality health student placements. Component B will use a case study Employing COnceptUal schema for policy and Translation Engagement in Research mind mapping method to capture determinants that contribute to the development of high-quality health student placements from the perspective of University Department of Rural Health university staff. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: The University of Melbourne Human Ethics Committee approved the study (2022-23201-33373-5). Following this, seven other Australian university human research ethics committees provided external approval to conduct the study. The results of the study will be presented in several peer-review publications and summary reports to key stakeholder groups.

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Students, Health OccupationsAustraliaHealth OccupationsHumansResearch DesignUniversitiesHealth EducationHEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION & MANAGEMENTMEDICAL EDUCATION & TRAINING

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