“…Knowing about the profession is a predictor for PI strength (Adams et al, 2006), however this was a gap in students' knowledge shown across pharmacy (Taylor & Harding, 2007), occupational therapy (Turpin et al, 2012), social work (Canavan, 2009) and dietetics (MacLellan et al, 2011). Preparing students for the realities of practice was examined by 10 authors (10.4%) (Bartlett et al, 2009;Canavan, 2009;Davis, 2008;MacLellan et al, 2011;Noble, Coombes, Nissen et al, 2015;Noble, O'Brien et al, 2014;Shuval & Adler, 1979;Swanepoel et al, 2016;Tryssenaar & Perkins, 2001), with authentic real world experiences being significant for formation of PI (Ashby et al, 2016;Gazzola et al, 2011;Mylrea et al, 2015;Trede et al, 2012).…”