Description:

International Student Exchange Experiences in Radiography (11:00 - 11:25)
Catherine Gunn, Director, School of Health Sciences - Dalhousie University

Objectives:

• Explore the benefits for student learning from international exchange.
• Expand radiography curriculum to include virtual global partnerships that encourage collaboration, intercultural awareness, building networks and research skills
• Discuss various strategies to engage radiography students in international partnerships with and without student exchange in the UK, Europe and Scandinavia.

This session will be 25 minutes (20 minute presentation with 5 minutes of Q&A)

One year into the Covid pandemic: How has online learning impacted our students’ first clinical experience (11:25 - 11:50)
Kari Osmar, Clinical Faculty - University of Alberta
Cynthia Palmaria, Clinical Faculty - University of Alberta

Objectives:

• Examine strategies implemented to enhance the development of students’ professional communication skills with clinicians and patients after 1 year of online education.
• Share our survey’s results on students' perceptions of communication and learning during COVID with continuous masking.
• Compare the 2020 and 2021 thematic survey results from our students first clinical experience.
• Highlight student tips and tricks to successfully transition from online learning to a clinical placement in a kinesthetically-oriented professional program.

This session will be 25 minutes (20 minute presentation with 5 minutes of Q&A)