CHCS Student Handbook 2019-2020

168 Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences—Department of Health Science 2019–2020 • 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. 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. • Time keeping: Time keeping during clinical externship is completed through the clinical reporting system, Trajecsys. The student will be given instructions on the use of the system during the Clinical Introduction course prior to the first day in the clinical externship site. Any student believed to be tampering with or manipulating the clock-in, clock-out, or documentation process will be sent to the Committee on Student Progress and may be subject to disciplinary action for unethical and unprofessional behavior including, but not limited to, receiving a failing grade for the clinical rotation. • 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. Electronic Communication Electronic communication, including faxes and electronic mail, must adhere to the university policy. The use of cellular phones and other unauthorized electronic devices are not permitted during the lectures or lab sessions. Students may be requested to step out of the auditorium or the laboratory if the student uses a cellular phone or any other unauthorized electronic device without authorization from the instructor. Recurrent behavior will be referred to the Committee on Student Progress for unprofessional behavior. Clinical Site Requirements Students in off-site clinical sites will be required to comply with all the special requirements of the facility. These requirements may include, but are not limited to, fingerprinting, proof of vaccinations, proof of insurance, and so on. The college does not assume any responsibility, other than informing the student of the requirements. The student must fully comply with all requirements of the specific facility before participating in any activities at that facility. Failure to be eligible to participate in activities at an assigned facility may result in the student not being allowed to complete that clinical experience; in that case, the student will be reassigned to another clinical rotation, if possible. Students may be videotaped in certain academic classes and clinical labs for teaching-learning purposes. Students must sign a release form for videotaping at the time of registration. Students should obtain permission from instructors to videotape or audiotape lectures. Verbal permission is acceptable.