Dr. Pallavi Patel School of Health Sciences (PSHS)—Department of Health Science 2025–2026 267 Students are responsible for reading and understanding the terms included in the syllabus as well as in the clinical manual, including all information related to clinical competencies and the minimum number of procedures and types of procedures required for graduation. Written work submitted as part of class assignments should not include any identifying information on the patient. Absences or tardiness from the clinical externship site should be communicated verbally or in writing (including email) directly to the program clinical coordinator and the clinical instructor in the clinical site, preferably before the start of the shift assigned, but no later than 24 hours. Text messages, postings to the course, or other nonverbal communications are not acceptable. In addition, a Student Absentee Report must be completed within the Trajecsys online clinical management system within 24 hours of an absence. All missed hours must be made up unless otherwise approved by the clinical coordinator and/or the program director. To facilitate communication between the student and the program during the clinical externships, the student must provide a cellular phone number to the program clinical coordinator. The expense of the cellular phone and its function will be the student’s responsibility. Failure to meet clinical rotation obligations is considered to be unethical and unprofessional behavior and may result in the student’s placement on professional probation and/or further disciplinary action. • Duties and expectations in clinical externships: Students in clinical externships must follow all the rules and regulations of the university and the clinical site, including, but not restricted to, rules and regulations on confidentiality. Students are responsible for reading and understanding the terms included in the syllabus as well as in the clinical manual, including all information related to clinical competencies and the minimum number of procedures and types of procedures required for graduation. Written work submitted as part of class assignments should not include any identifying information on the patient. To facilitate communication between the student and the program during the clinical externships, the student must provide a cellular phone number to the clinical coordinator. The expense of the cellular phone and its function will be the student’s responsibility. Absences or tardiness from the clinical externship site should be communicated to the clinical coordinator AND the clinical instructor in the clinical site, preferably before the start of the shift assigned, but no later than 24 hours. • Academic progression during clinical externships is based upon records indicating the number and type of procedures performed by the student, the examination findings, the extent of student supervision, and the level of student involvement in scanning/performance. Records must be maintained and must document that the student meets the minimum number of procedures and types of procedures established by the program. Students and clinical coordinators ensure that all required clinical competencies are assessed by vetted clinical instructors holding the appropriate credentials to the assessed clinical competencies. Students who do not achieve the required clinical competencies or the minimum number of procedures and types of procedures as established by the program, will not be able to graduate from the program. • Clinical extension of program: If, for any reason, the student does not fulfill the requirements for clinical externships (BMS 4500, 4600, and 4700), the program has the authority to extend the student’s clinical externships, which may result in additional cost to the student. Please also refer to the section on Academic Promotions and Progression.
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