A collaborative rotational placement model for professional identity development in first year allied health students

Australian allied health curricula include diverse placement experiences which are crucial for the <br/>development of students’ professional identities. Early year placements are particularly important for <br/>students’ professional development and require investment in their structure and pedagogy to meet <br/>their full potential. We have created a rotational clinical placement for first-year students that <br/>promotes a strengths-based approach to inter-organisational collaboration, and provides high-quality <br/>rural learning focused on professional identity development and fundamental allied health skills.<br/>