Recommended - not recommended : the essential parameters for high quality in clinical education - a students perspective

Abstract

Introduction Physiotherapy students in the BSc degree program in Physiotherapy at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) have to pass three different clinical placements each lasting twelve weeks. Clinical instructors, specially trained physiotherapists of the team at the clinical site, foster and promote students learning. At the same time they are responsible to assess the students’ performance.