Clinical teaching, supervision and assessment from the perspective of international students: is this the elephant in the room for professional development of health educators?

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Introduction/Background: International students represent a small but significant proportion of healthcare students in Australia. International students provide cultural diversity, an internationalisation and globalization view as well as financial benefits to many universities. International students however are often over-represented in the struggling students cohort and many do not achieve their full potential in assessments. A review of the medical education literature and conference abstracts, identify few studies which investigate the journey of international students and the issues they face when attending healthcare courses. This PeArL session encourages educators to share experiences and opinions regarding international students. Purpose/Objectives: The purposes of this PeArL session is to: Define the issues surrounding international students in studying healthcare courses in Australia. Identify potential solutions to support international students Discuss research and our res

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