Mendes, AnaMartins, PaulaAlarcão, IsabelMelo, ElsaPereira, João C.Rua, MaríliaBrandão, PiedadeCosta, RuiSancho, Luís2016-08-312016-08-312007-12Mendes, A., Martins, P., Alarcão, I., Melo, E., Pereira, J. C., Rua, M. ...Sancho, L.(2007). Clinical education reflective ecological model for health science majors. Distúrbios de Comunicação, 19(3), 293-303.http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/14517The clinical education is an integral part of the Health Science majors’ curriculum programs of the University of Aveiro’s School of Health (i.e., Nursing, Physical Therapy, Radiology, Radiotherapy and Speech-Language Pathology) and aims to develop clinical competences in order to generate excellent health care professionals. The organization was based on the Ecological Model of Clinical-Reflective Training, which was characterized by inter-institutional interaction and student’s reflection on actions on a professional setting. This study encompassed two moments of clinical internships in the Nursing, Physical Therapy, Radiology and Radiotherapy majors. The Clinical Internship I provided the 123 students with a global view of the health care professional activities. The Clinical Internship II, with 119 students, developed competences of each health professional. Questionnaires with categorical scales from 1 to 5 evaluated the organization and efficiency of the two internships. The results revealed averages over 3 in all items. In conclusion, the Ecological Model of Clinical-Reflective Training was well accepted by students and clinical supervisors. Applications in the health care area were demonstrated.engclinical educationinternshiphealth care trainingjournal article