Supportive Supervisors

I just wanted to take this opportunity to reflect on how much a clinical supervisor can positively impact your method of learning. I just finished my most recent placement and could not believe how much I had learned from my clinical tutor. The amount of time and effort she put into each student was beyond the call of duty. She always made time for each of the six students on this placement and never once made any one feel like he or she was interrupting if a question needed to be answered. She was always available and provided an array of excellent resources for the students to consolidate our learning. It was such a refreshing change from the usual “go and learn this” attitude that so often comes across on clinic. My clinical tutor took the time to really help sort things out if we had a question and never made it seem like something was too silly to ask. I think what I learned most though from her on this clinic is to keep feeding my drive to learn and to ask questions from those who are more experienced so I can (as she put it today) “soak up the knowledge”.
Good luck with PCR study and see you at the grad dinner!