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MIDWIFERY EDUCATION ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: TRANSITIONS TO THE WORKPLACE
Author(s) -
LydonRochelle Mona T.,
KantrowitzGordon Ira,
Tower Martha J. “Jody”,
Trego Lori,
Lagerberg Ruth
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
the journal of midwifery and womens health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.543
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1542-2011
pISSN - 1526-9523
DOI - 10.1016/s1526-9523(01)00215-x
Subject(s) - comparability , curriculum , ethnic group , socioeconomic status , health care , medical education , psychology , sociology , public relations , nursing , pedagogy , medicine , political science , population , mathematics , combinatorics , anthropology , law , demography
A snapshot of four graduates’ views on their educational experience at a research institution as well as their perspective on how it prepared them for the challenges they faced in entering the workplace is presented. Discussants stated that research knowledge is a critical aspect to clinical practice. Their educational experience provided them with the ability to understand information technology applications, identify and access relevant scientific research, evaluate the integrity and comparability of research findings, and apply research findings to clinical practice. Areas within the curriculum that were identified as needing more content and/or greater emphasis included primary health care, how to work competently and effectively with persons from diverse cultural, socioeconomic, and racial and ethnic backgrounds, experience with public health providers, and content such as intimate partner violence and adolescent behaviors.