University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences 2012 – 2013 Student ...

STUDENT POLICIES RELATED TO CLINICAL EDUCATIONClinical EducationPhilosophyThe University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences is committed to the ideal that professional educationrequires a sound academic preparation in conjunction with practical clinical affiliation experience. To thisend, the clinical education program seeks to provide a variety of stimulating environments to further thestudent's professional development.The University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences is committed to providing each student anopportunity to meet their educational goals by providing the highest level of education in a variety ofareas of patient care that is reinforced and built upon in the clinic. Students are expected to activelyparticipate, question, explore, teach, and motivate during their interactions with the clinical community toreinforce their learning experiences and thereby enhance their education.Clinical Education Sites stimulate the student to look beyond the information learned in the classroom todiscover further meanings and relationships within the profession. Sites are selected for their ability tocreate learning situations that encourage the student to expand their knowledge, abilities, and skills. TheClinical Education Sites provide the students with an awareness of fiscal responsibility as it impacts theirclients and institutions. The clinical affiliation experience exposes the student to realistic environments toallow practice in interdisciplinary communication, documentation, supervision of support personnel,problem solving, and the ethical, medico legal aspects of patient care.The Clinical Education Department, working in conjunction with faculty personnel, places each student atthe best possible clinical site available for the time period of their internship. We are very fortunate tohave many affiliations throughout the United States which contributes to our ability to place every studentevery term. We ask that each student approach their clinical assignment with excitement and a sense ofadventure that will give them the best possible experience.Clinical Education Site RecruitmentFacilities that meet the standards and the needs of the University will be invited to become a ClinicalEducation Site. The relationship between the Clinical Education Site and the academic program isformalized through the Student Clinical Experience Agreement (contract). Students will be placed onlyin clinical sites that have a duly executed contractual agreement with the University.If a student would like the Clinical Education Office to pursue a new site, the student MUST completeand submit the “Clinical Education New Site Request Form – DPT, MOT, MOPA”, during their firstterm.Clinical Site Contact:Contact with potential Clinical Education Sites may occur by:1. A member of the University Clinical Education Committee contacting the facility directly;2. The facility contacting the University directly;3. The facility being recommended to the University Clinical Education Committee by a member ofthe Advisory Committee, another program, a student, a faculty member, or an alumnus of theprogram.4. An Occupational Therapy student upon approval by Clinical Education CommitteeIt is University policy that all contact with clinical sites MUST be coordinated through the ClinicalEducation Office.Students, relatives or anyone associated with students are restricted from personally contacting any sitefor clinical affiliation placements for the purpose of recruitment. Students are also restricted fromallowing any family member, friend or acquaintance from contacting any site for clinical affiliationplacements for the purpose of recruitment. All leads should be brought to the Clinical EducationOffice for processing. Violations in this process will be forwarded to the University ProfessionalMisconduct Committee.University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences 96