Students completing their Masters’ Degrees in Speech-Language Pathology may participate in clinical placements at London Health Sciences Centre. Requests for clinical placements or observations by students from these programs must be made through their clinical coordinators, who then contacts the manager of speech-language pathology at LHSC.
Two types of clinical placements for students enrolled in an academic program in speech-language pathology are offered at LHSC. While the part time clinical work exposes students to a wide range of communication and swallowing disorders, the full-time placements serve to broaden skills with opportunities for consolidation of knowledge and experiences. The latter also affords greater interaction with other members of the interprofessional team, participation in team meetings and opportunities to witness a patient and family’s entire course in hospital, with its ensuing impact
