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    We offer clinical placements for undergraduate students from a variety of health disciplines

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The IpAC Program operated from 2010 to 2015. Over the years of operation, several Commonwealth Government funding grants supported the establishment and development of the IpAC Program, offering interprofessional clinical placements for undergraduate students from health disciplines at ECU. Located at ECU’s Joondalup Campus, the IpAC Program addressed the need for varied clinical placements, both internally and externally, which met the requirements of the different health disciplines involved in the Program.

Internal placements

The focus of the IpAC Program included a free, student-led community clinic located on ECU’s Joondalup campus (the IpAC Unit) that promoted chronic disease self-management through an interprofessional learning environment. Health education and support was provided to clients who had the opportunity to access a range of different health disciplines. The interprofessional clinical placement program run through the IpAC Unit met accreditation criteria across health disciplines for interprofessional and interdisiciplinary work-integrated learning and clinical placements for students.

External services

Externally, the IpAC Program provided experienced, interprofessionally-trained clinical supervisors from a range of health disciplines to support students and facilitate clinical placements. These external clinical placement sites are located both within the Perth metropolitan area and rural and remote areas.

The IpAC Program generated a suite of open-access, interprofessional through simulation learning resources for use by educators, clinicians, and health professionals, focusing on improvement in clinical practice through understanding and practicing soft skills.

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