A Framework to Guide the Implementation of Best Practice Clinical Learning Environments in Community General Practice: Australia

Belinda O'Sullivan, Helen Hickson, Rebecca Kippen, Donna Cohen, Phil Cohen and Glen Wallace
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Belinda O'Sullivan: Rural Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Toowoomba 4350, Australia
Helen Hickson: General Practice Supervisors Australia, Bendigo 3550, Australia
Rebecca Kippen: School of Rural Health, Monash University, Bendigo 3550, Australia
Donna Cohen: MEERQAT Pty Ltd., St Kilda, Melbourne 3182, Australia
Phil Cohen: MEERQAT Pty Ltd., St Kilda, Melbourne 3182, Australia
Glen Wallace: General Practice Supervisors Australia, Bendigo 3550, Australia

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 4, 1-14

Abstract: Clinical education/training is increasingly being expanded to community general practice settings (primary care clinics led by doctors). This plays an important role in developing a skilled “primary-care ready” workforce. However, there is limited information to guide the implementation of high-quality learning environments suitable for the range of general practices and clinical learners they oversee. We aimed to develop a consensus-based framework to address this. A co-design participatory action research method involved working with stakeholders to agree a project plan, collect and interpret data and endorse a final framework. As a starting point, an initial draft framework was adapted from an existing framework, the Best Practice Clinical Learning Environment (BPCLE) Framework. We gathered feedback about this from a national GP Supervisor Liaison Officer Network (SLON) (experienced GP clinical supervisors) during a 90-minute face-to-face focus group. They rated their agreement with the relevance of objectives and elements, advising on clear terminology and rationale for including/excluding various components. The resulting framework was refined and re-tested with the SLON and wider GP educational stakeholders until a final graphically designed version was endorsed. The resulting “GP Clinical Learning Environment” (GPCLE) Framework is applicable for planning and benchmarking best practice learning environments in general practice.

Keywords: doctors; general practitioners; physicians; health workers; workforce; learn; quality; framework; guide; environment; primary care; education (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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