University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences 2012 â 2013 Student ...
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Clinical Education5. <strong>St</strong>udents will have one (1) week to request changes. Mutual trading must be submitted in writingto the Clinical Education Office on the “All Purpose Form” <strong>for</strong> final approval. Coercion, threats,harassment or bribery will not be tolerated.6. Confirmation letters to the sites, at the discretion <strong>of</strong> the ACCE/AFWC, will be faxed or emailed.7. Once a student placement is confirmed, any change <strong>of</strong> dates or scheduling must be approved bythe <strong>University</strong> Clinical Education Committee. If a student refuses to attend a site, it can affecttheir ability to graduate with their class. Violations in this process will be <strong>for</strong>warded to the<strong>University</strong> Pr<strong>of</strong>essional Misconduct Committee.8. <strong>St</strong>udents will be notified when their Clinical Affiliation Assignment has been confirmed.9. <strong>St</strong>udents will be notified if their Clinical Affiliation Assignment has been cancelled. The ACCEor AFWC will then place the student at a different site.10. The AFWC/ACCE reserves the right to place any student who does not have a confirmedassignment 45 days in advance <strong>of</strong> the anticipated start date.11. International Clinical Affiliations Requests: Any student that would like to be considered <strong>for</strong> aninternational clinical affiliation MUST complete the following process:a. <strong>St</strong>udents MUST attend the International Clinical Affiliation meeting organized by theClinical Education Office on the designated date. This meeting will apply to students intheir second trimester. The Clinical Education Office will announce the meeting to allstudents at least two (2) weeks prior to the meeting date.b. The International Clinical Affiliation Application and fee MUST be submitted to theClinical Education Office by the designated deadline. For the Cali<strong>for</strong>nia campus, an initialrequest MUST be submitted to the Clinical Education Office on the appropriate <strong>for</strong>m by theend <strong>of</strong> the first trimester.c. All International Clinical Affiliation Applications will then be presented to the <strong>University</strong>faculty <strong>for</strong> recommendation. The Clinical Education Office will notify the student <strong>of</strong> thefinal decision.Upon approval <strong>of</strong> the International Clinical Affiliation Application, students are required to meetthe following criteria:a. The Clinical Instructor/Fieldwork Supervisor at the Site MUST speak English.b. The Fieldwork Supervisor <strong>of</strong> the Occupational Therapy Site MUST be a graduate <strong>of</strong> aprogram recognized by the “World Federation <strong>of</strong> Occupational Therapy”.c. The Clinical Instructor <strong>of</strong> the Physical Therapy Site MUST be a graduate <strong>of</strong> a programrecognized by the “World Confederation <strong>of</strong> Physical Therapy”.d. The student MUST be fluent in the pr<strong>of</strong>essional language <strong>of</strong> the desired country.e. The student affiliation agreement MUST be completed six months prior to the placement.f. <strong>St</strong>udents MUST purchase additional pr<strong>of</strong>essional liability insurance.12. PT Pediatric Internship Requests:<strong>St</strong>udent’s interested in completing a pediatric affiliation must declare their interest to the ACCEduring the term where they will have completed 40 credit hours (equivalent <strong>of</strong> 2 full-time terms).Pediatric affiliations are subject to 8 or 10-week experiences as requested by the site. Alterationmay be made in other internship dates but not guaranteed.<strong>St</strong>udents are restricted from personally contacting any site <strong>for</strong> clinical affiliation placements. <strong>St</strong>udentsare also restricted from allowing any family member, friend or acquaintance from contacting any site<strong>for</strong> clinical affiliation placements. All leads should be brought to the Clinical Education Office <strong>for</strong>processing. Violations in this process will be <strong>for</strong>warded to the <strong>University</strong> Pr<strong>of</strong>essional MisconductCommittee.Clinical Affiliations <strong>for</strong> MOPA <strong>St</strong>udents;Rotations are full-time (minimum <strong>of</strong> 40 hours per week) weekday assignments. All MOPA USA studentsdoing rotations in the same term are given an opportunity to provide new sites <strong>for</strong> consideration in theplacement process. Final placements are made by the Clinical Education Office. <strong>St</strong>udents should expect to<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Augustine</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Sciences</strong> 98