Nirusha Surendran , John McInerney , Ayyaz Qadir , Jenny Sim , Dr Catherine Cook
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Thus, it is imperative that university curricula provide students with opportunities to develop their communication skills to ensure graduates are prepared to deliver high-quality person-centred care (PCC).</p><p>The aim of this educational perspective paper is to discuss an interprofessional collaboration between academics from medical imaging and a linguist from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences' health communication unit to develop and deliver a pre-clinical communication skills program for undergraduate medical imaging students at Monash University. This innovative program aims to address the unique communication challenges encountered during medical imaging examinations.</p></div><div><h3>Discussion</h3><p>Medical imaging programs tend to use a combination of lectures, role-play and structured workshops to teach communication skills to undergraduate students. These are normally run by medical imaging academics who have significant clinical experience as well as tacit intuitive understanding of communication challenges. This intuitive knowledge can be challenging to articulate to novice learners. In comparison, a linguist is an expert in the use and form of language in context, and can collaborate with medical imaging academics to support students in developing their understanding of communication as a tool for use in caring and compassionate practice as part of a PCC approach. This paper highlights an interprofessional collaboration between medical imaging academics and a linguist to develop and deliver an integrated communication skills program at Monash University, bringing together the expertise of both fields to support medical imaging students in effectively communicating with patients in the clinical context.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>The interprofessional collaboration between medical imaging academics and a linguist at Monash University shows early promise. Our collaborative pre-clinical communication skills curriculum development and delivery pioneers an innovative method within the medical imaging curriculum which integrates best practice from both medical imaging and linguistic fields.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":46420,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3000,"publicationDate":"2024-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"Interprofessional collaboration between medical imaging academics and linguists in developing communication skills\",\"authors\":\"Nirusha Surendran , John McInerney , Ayyaz Qadir , Jenny Sim , Dr Catherine Cook\",\"doi\":\"10.1016/j.jmir.2024.04.010\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"<div><h3>Introduction/Background</h3><p>Effective communication is critical in all healthcare professions, including medical imaging. 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Interprofessional collaboration between medical imaging academics and linguists in developing communication skills
Introduction/Background
Effective communication is critical in all healthcare professions, including medical imaging. This is demonstrated across the professional capability requirements outlined by regulatory bodies that represent medical radiation practitioners around the world. Thus, it is imperative that university curricula provide students with opportunities to develop their communication skills to ensure graduates are prepared to deliver high-quality person-centred care (PCC).
The aim of this educational perspective paper is to discuss an interprofessional collaboration between academics from medical imaging and a linguist from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences' health communication unit to develop and deliver a pre-clinical communication skills program for undergraduate medical imaging students at Monash University. This innovative program aims to address the unique communication challenges encountered during medical imaging examinations.
Discussion
Medical imaging programs tend to use a combination of lectures, role-play and structured workshops to teach communication skills to undergraduate students. These are normally run by medical imaging academics who have significant clinical experience as well as tacit intuitive understanding of communication challenges. This intuitive knowledge can be challenging to articulate to novice learners. In comparison, a linguist is an expert in the use and form of language in context, and can collaborate with medical imaging academics to support students in developing their understanding of communication as a tool for use in caring and compassionate practice as part of a PCC approach. This paper highlights an interprofessional collaboration between medical imaging academics and a linguist to develop and deliver an integrated communication skills program at Monash University, bringing together the expertise of both fields to support medical imaging students in effectively communicating with patients in the clinical context.
Conclusion
The interprofessional collaboration between medical imaging academics and a linguist at Monash University shows early promise. Our collaborative pre-clinical communication skills curriculum development and delivery pioneers an innovative method within the medical imaging curriculum which integrates best practice from both medical imaging and linguistic fields.
期刊介绍:
Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences is the official peer-reviewed journal of the Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists. This journal is published four times a year and is circulated to approximately 11,000 medical radiation technologists, libraries and radiology departments throughout Canada, the United States and overseas. The Journal publishes articles on recent research, new technology and techniques, professional practices, technologists viewpoints as well as relevant book reviews.