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The influence of clinical supervisors on student learning
A recent publication of about student centredness in clinical learning informs the discourse about models of clinical education or professional experience. The authors distinguish between preceptorship and mentorship. They state preceptors have a short term relationship with students, whereas a mentor relationship is longer term and the emphasis tends to be professional development and career […]
Effective educational and clinical supervision
This journal article by Kilminster, Cottrell, Grant and Jolly (2007) is a synthesis of the literature until publication. It provides a good overview about what is considered important and effective practice. The authors noted that supervision is variable due to both structural and individual reasons. Structural reasons for sub-optimal levels of supervision included emergency and […]