Report to the Community - Samuel Merritt University

ePort to the community 2010 — 2011
preparation
& practice
smu clinical experience makes it ideal
for student success
students have many schools to select from when it comes
to studying a particular health science field, but one of
the top reasons they choose samuel merritt university
is because of the early entry to clinical agencies to gain
“hands-on experience” with real patients.
in more than 1,400 different health institutions across the
country, a majority of them in california, smu students are
interacting with patients of all ages, ethnicities, and cultural
backgrounds and
working in diverse
clinical settings,
selecteD smu eDucAtionAl clinic sites:
including acute
care hospitals,
doctor’s offices,
> Alameda county medical center
> Kaiser foundation hospital, san francisco
> california Pacific medical center -
Pacific campus
clinics, social > children’s hospital and research
support agencies,
center of oakland
and community
shelters.
usually, clinical
> David Grant usAf medical center (travis AfB)
> John muir medical center
> stanford hospital
> sonoma Valley hospital
experiences
> sutter Delta medical center
start early in the > university of california Berkeley
program of study, tang center
often within
> santa Barbara cardiovascular medical Group
the first year of
enrollment.
> Buena salud Pediatrics
> Alta Bates summit medical center
> santa clara Valley medical center
> Kaiser oakland
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