Peer Assessment: Preparing for Professional Practice

Educational approaches aimed at preparing students for professional veterinary practice.

Changes in society and dissatisfaction with current educational practices have led to changes in undergraduate veterinary curricula. New approaches that are thought to better prepare students for future professional veterinary practice are being introduced. One such change is a transition from conventional teacher-centred curricula to student-centred curricula. In student-centred curricula, stu...

Preparing health science students for interdisciplinary professional practice.

In 2002, a number of lecturers from different clinical schools within the Faculty of Health Sciences at La Trobe University embarked on the development of a new interdisciplinary professional practice subject to be undertaken by all final-year undergraduate health science students. The subject was designed to better prepare students for their first professional appointment by introducing them t...

Preparing for Professional Practice: Course Evaluation and Implications

1 Jennifer Turns, Univ. of WA, Center for Engineering Learning and Teaching, 225 Engr Annex, Seattle, WA, 98195-2180, [email protected] 2 Cynthia J. Atman, Univ. of WA, Center for Engineering Learning and Teaching, 223 Engr Annex, Seattle, WA, 98195-2180, [email protected] 3 Fred Mannering, Univ. of Washington, Dept of Civil and Envr Engineering, 201C More Hall, Seattle, WA, 98...

Exemplary professional practice through nurse peer review.

The development and execution of a nurse peer review program to evaluate nursing practice associated with significant adverse events has resulted in systemic changes. Descriptive analyses were conducted for 23 peer-reviewed cases involving 41 RNs and 2 advanced practice nurses from 14 specialties over a 4-year period. Thematic analysis revealed four common event categories: assessment and monit...

Preparing Undergraduates for Professional Writing