Student projects in collaboration with a family health services authority

Abstract

An initiative involving the development of student group project work in collaboration with a public administration body, a Family Health Services Authority, is evaluated in the light of experience gained over a five‐year implementation period. The benefits of financial support, access to otherwise restricted databases and student empowerment are weighed against the limitations of being dependent on a single client and, in this case, the limited impact on the department's undergraduate curriculum.

Keywords:

• Group project
• FHSA
• student empowerment