Waterloo Centre for the Advancement
of Co-operative Education (WatCACE)
University of Waterloo
200 University Avenue West,
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
N2L 3G1
Phone: 519-888-4567 x32355
Students participating in mandatory professional practicums gain work experience under the supervisor of an experienced registered or licensed professional (e.g. preceptor). These practicums or placements are typically linked to disciplines that require practice-based work experience for professional licensure or certification.
Practica are generally unpaid. Because the work is conducted in a supervised setting, students don't typically have their own workload or caseload.
Mandatory professional practicum program profiles
Students in the School of Pharmacy complete three eight-week rotations in one of 14 regions across Ontario to provide experience in a community pharmacy setting.
Relevant literature
- Miller-Rosser, K., Colgrave, J., & Stockhausen, L. (2019). The student experience of a “kidney CAMP” as a primary care clinical placement for undergraduate nursing students. Nurse Education Today, 83, DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2019.08.016
- Weber, K., Carter, B., Jenkins, G., & Jamieson, J. (2019). A dietetic clinical educator enhances the experience and assessment of clinical placement. Nutrition & Dietetics, 76, 486-492.
- Mauri, T., Onrubia, J., Colomina, R., & Clarà, M. (2019). Sharing initial teacher education between school and university: Participants’ perceptions of their roles and learning. Teachers and Teaching, 25(4), 469-485.
You can view more relevant literature on mandatory professional practicums or clinical placements by visiting WatCACE's WIL research portal.