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Teaching Students to Ask for Help Without Feeling Like a Failure
By Martija IHPE Every clinical educator has seen the student who will not ask. They are stuck, and it shows. The procedure has stalled, the reasoning has gone…
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When English Isn’t the Patient’s First Language: Preparing Students for the Communication Gap
Most clinical students will face a patient whose first language is not English before anyone has taught them what to do. How clinical educators can prepare students to…
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When the Patient Doesn’t Get Better: Teaching PT Students to Navigate Slow or Stalled Progress
A patient who does not improve is not a failure of the student, and it is not always a failure of the plan. How clinical educators can prepare…
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The Student Who Needs to Be Perfect: How Perfectionism Holds Back Clinical Learners
While striving for excellence is important as a clinical learner, growing research shows that unchecked perfectionism can significantly harm student well-being, learning, and long-term professional performance.
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Why Students Who Excel in Lecture Struggle in Clinic: Understanding the Theory Practice Gap
She could answer every question on the exam. So why did she freeze in clinic? Understanding the theory-practice gap and what clinical educators can do about it.
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From Graduation to Practice: Challenges Faced by Emerging Healthcare Clinicians
Graduation signifies academic achievement, but it also introduces a demand shift into professional responsibility. Understanding the struggles healthcare clinicians face after graduation is essential when developing and implementing…
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