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CAROUSEL

The Magic of

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Professional Development Focus:

Understanding common clinical student challenges

Carousel of Student Needs

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Students need emotional safety, patience, and approachable instructors

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Emotions affect learning; safety improves retention

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Common student needs:

    • anxiety about mistakes
    • feeling ignored or unwelcome
    • confusion with complex positioning
    • overload in trauma situations
    • needing more repetition or slower pacing

Carousel of Student Needs

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Outcome:

Instructors strengthen relational teaching, communication, and student support.

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Takeaway:

Creating emotional safety directly improves learning, retention, and performance.

A calm, supportive instructor makes the clinical environment feel like a place where students can grow.

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To support students through common learning challenges: Refer to instructor handout

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