ReviewFrontiers in medicine2024
Readiness for professional practice among health professions education graduates: a systematic review.
Review in Frontiers in medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 18 papers.
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18 citing papers in PubMed.
- Comparison of the effects of role-playing, small group discussion, and traditional teaching methods on nursing students' self-efficacy.BMC medical education · 2025Trial
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- Readiness for Practice in Dentistry: From Competence to Trust.Journal of dental education · 2026Article
- Interprofessional education and its impact on learners' attitudes over time: a cross-lagged panel analysis.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- Qualified but Unprepared: The Readiness Paradox in Early Career Mental Health Nurses-A Descriptive Qualitative Study.International journal of mental health nursing · 2026Article
- Bridging the knowledge-practice gap in chronic disease management: tele-education in diabetes care training.Archives of endocrinology and metabolism · 2026Article
- Conceptual Plurality in Transition Programmes for Newly Hired Nurses: An Umbrella Review.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2026Review
- Medical licensing examination preparatory program: designing, implementing, and evaluation for Saudi medical interns.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- Operationalising readiness for practice in final OSCEs: insights from a mixed-methods study across five Australian medical schools.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- The ADAPT model: integrating employer insights into a framework for practice-ready health professions graduates.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- University adaptation among first-year medical students: development and psychometric validation of the medical student adaptation questionnaire in Vietnam.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- New graduate medication safety preparedness: an Australian cross-sectional and longitudinal qualitative research study.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- From Stakeholder Expectations to Curriculum Gaps in EMS Education: Implications for Learning-to-Practice Alignment.Advances in medical education and practice · 2026Article
- Systems Thinking: Identifying Leverage Points for Achieving a Continuum of Competency-Based Health Professions Education.Perspectives on medical education · 2026Article
- Academic self-perceptions and AI use among health professions students: the serial mediating roles of learned helplessness and academic-clinical learning loneliness.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
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- The role of moderating variables in the relationship between health literacy and healthy living awareness among health program students: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Readiness Assessment of Healthcare Professionals to Integrate Mental Health Services into Primary Healthcare of Persons with Skin-Neglected Tropical Diseases in Ghana: A Structural Equation Modeling.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
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15 authors.
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Abstract
Readiness to practice is the state of being prepared and capable of engaging in professional activities in a specific field. Graduates of healthcare professions require a diverse set of skills, knowledge and attitudes to meet the demands of complex healthcare settings. This systematic review provides a comprehensive analysis of readiness for professional practice among graduates of health professions education. It encompasses a wide range of articles published between 2013 and 2024, incorporating various health professions and utilizing a combination of quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods designs. The review identified 93 studies from 32 diverse countries. The review revealed that factors influencing readiness to practice, include individual capabilities, the workplace context, and educational provision. It also explored strategies to enhance readiness to practice. The findings underscore the significance of addressing challenges such as lack of confidence, stress, communication, time management, job satisfaction, clinical experience, academic workload, teaching quality, mentorship and curriculum design. This comprehensive analysis serves as a valuable resource for healthcare educators, policymakers, and practitioners seeking to optimize the preparedness of graduates for the complexities of contemporary healthcare environments. Future studies should explore the interactions between readiness to practice stakeholders' perception of the educational curriculum, and the quality of support in the professional practice environment.
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