If you are a current health science student (Nurse, Dr, Midwife, Paramedic, etc), I am keen to learn about your experiences of Work Integrated Learning (WIL).
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Thank you Sam Willis for your question. The topic reminds us of the history of curriculum development over the last 60-70 years. In the 60s-80s, the focus was mainly on theory and basic sciences in the early years of the program and clinical applications in the final years (H design). Some schools moved away from the H design earlier after we realised the limitation of the model. Then we moved into (the Z design) in the 90s (or earlier) to introduce early clinical exposure and integration in the curricula together with theory and basic sciences. As the students progress in the program, they learn more clinical and less theory and basic sciences in this model. This was the era of active learning, PBL, self-directed learning, and integration. Now we are moving into Work Integrated Learning. The aim is to align learning outcomes with workplace activities. I see it as a step further to "outcome curriculum" initiated by Harden in medical and allied health curricula. The aim here is to link theoretical knowledge and practices to connect learning in an integrated way with workplace applications. Keeping that link with the workplace will allow us to integrate subjects based on practical workplace needs and their significance in applications. The model is evolving and could help in moving into restructuring the schools of medicine. We have been discussing these models in AMEE and other groups.
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