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Academic Information
<br />Clinical Experience/Externship
<br />Certain programs require students to serve a clinical experience/externship
<br />in the office of a physician, dentist, hospital, clinic, or long -term -care facility
<br />during, near the end or upon completion of academic training. The Director
<br />of Clinical Education (DCE)/Clinical Instructor/Extern Coordinator will arrange
<br />all clinicals/externships. The clinical/extern site is under no obligation to
<br />employ the student following completion of the clinical/externship. During
<br />the clinical experience/externship, students are given the opportunity to put
<br />their classroom and laboratory training into practical application under
<br />actual employment conditions. While on clinical/externship, the student is
<br />under the supervision of a Clinical Instructor/Extern Coordinator or school
<br />faculty. Any absence Incurred during the clinical experience/externship must
<br />be reported to the Program Director, the Clinical Instructor/Extern
<br />Coordinator, DCE and the Clinical/Extern Site Supervisor/Preceptor. Clinical
<br />experience/externship must begin Immediately upon assignment following
<br />classroom completion. All program and catalog requirements apply, including
<br />dress code, name tags, drug use, etc. Additionally, students must abide by
<br />the rules and regulations of the site to which they are assigned. This includes
<br />rules governing confidentiality of medical records and reports to conform to
<br />the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). While on
<br />clinical experience/externship, students must comply with the following
<br />clinical/extern regulations:
<br />1. The school will assign students to a clinical/externship site. Students
<br />may not turn down a clinical/externship. The school cannot guarantee a
<br />particular facility or geographical location; however, Concorde will
<br />consider the student's request when making assignments. Students are
<br />not permitted to complete their clinical/externship experiences at
<br />current employers or sites where family members may have direct
<br />influence over students' clinical or externship experiences.
<br />2. Students must work the same hours as employees at their assigned
<br />site. Some programs require 12-hour shifts and may 6e completed
<br />days, nights, and weekends to obtain the desired clinical skills.
<br />Depending upon state laws, a certain amount of time is required for
<br />lunch. Lunch time is not included in the total clinical/externship hours.
<br />3. Clinical/externship is a part of the student's education. Students will
<br />not be paid and may be withdrawn from the program if the facility
<br />reports that they were asking for or receiving pay.
<br />4. Certain clinical/extern sites may require that students be tested for
<br />drug usage and/or be checked for any criminal background prior to
<br />accepting them. In Respiratory Therapy, all hospitals require drug
<br />testing and background checks.
<br />5. Students must meet the objectives on the clinical/externship checkoff
<br />and their midpoint evaluations. An unsatisfactory evaluation from the
<br />healthcare facility may require the student to serve an extra
<br />clinical/externship period, return to school for further training, or result
<br />in his or her withdrawal from the school. Poor performance or removal
<br />from a clinical site may result in withdrawal from the program.
<br />6. As part of the externship requirements, students are responsible for
<br />completing and submitting forms and documents as required. Students
<br />are responsible for accurate and prompt recording of work hours as
<br />well as submitting time to the campus as instructed. Respiratory
<br />Therapy students must sign in and out using DataARC documenting
<br />software. All procedures performed must be logged In DataARC per
<br />program policy. Midterm evaluations (for programs requiring them)
<br />must be completed and submitted to the school at the halfway point of
<br />the externship. It is the student's responsibility to ensure that the
<br />healthcare facility has completed and signed all evaluations and time
<br />verification sheets and that the Academic department has received
<br />them upon completion of his or her externship.
<br />7. It is the student's responsibility to attend scheduled meetings, including
<br />site interviews, before and during his or her clinical/externship.
<br />Students may be required to return to the campus during their
<br />clinical/externship at the direction of their Clinical Instructor/Extern
<br />Coordinator or Program Director.
<br />8. Students are expected to behave in a professional manner at all times.
<br />Any conduct that reflects discredit upon the student, the school, or the
<br />site will subject the student to withdrawal from the school.
<br />9. If a student Is going to be late or absent, he or she must notify the
<br />healthcare facility and the Clinical Instructo r/Extern ship Coordinator.
<br />Violation of attendance policy will result in probation or withdrawal
<br />from school.
<br />10. Students should immediately notify their Clinical Instructor/Extern
<br />Coordinator/DCE if any problems are encountered during
<br />clinical/externship: personality conflicts, Illness, etc. (Students must
<br />never walk off the site, for any reason, without first notifying their
<br />Clinical Instructor/Extern Coordinator or Program Director.)
<br />11. Tuition payments must be kept current.
<br />12. If a student is dismissed from a clinical/externship site, the Program
<br />Director will evaluate the circumstances of his or her dismissal, and a
<br />decision will be made regarding his or her status as a student. The
<br />student may be withdrawn or dismissed from school atthat time. If the
<br />student is allowed to continue his or her clinical/externship and is
<br />dismissed from another site, he or she will 6e withdrawn from school.
<br />Students who are dismissed from clinical/externships will be required
<br />to repeat the entire clinical/externship.
<br />Students may be required to travel up to 200 miles away from campus to
<br />attend clinical assignments, depending on programmatic requirements.
<br />Specific Information regarding travel distance to clinical assignmentswill be
<br />provided to students duringthe enrollment process. Students are
<br />responsible for their own travel to and from clinical assignments and must
<br />plan accordingly.
<br />Criteria for Assessing Student Performance
<br />While on Externship
<br />Students must demonstrate passing scores in all courses, including
<br />practical written exams and hands-on lab exams, prior to being assigned
<br />an externship.
<br />During the externship course, each student will be evaluated in the areas of
<br />professional performance and appearance, attendance, and practical skills.
<br />To complete the externship successfully, a student must satisfactorily
<br />perform each procedure outlined in the training plan and demonstrate
<br />satisfactory work habits.
<br />If, when evaluated, the extern is unable to perform certain procedures
<br />properly, the student will be required to return to campus for additional
<br />training in the unsatisfactory areas. During the externship course, the
<br />student may be required to return to campus for weekly scheduled meetings
<br />to provide continued interaction with the Extern Coordinator. If the student's
<br />work habits are unsatisfactory on the first evaluation, the coordinator will
<br />confer with the student at that time. If work habits are still unsatisfactory at
<br />the end of the externship period, the student may be required to serve an
<br />additional externship. A student may repeat the externship only once. If
<br />failure of the externship occurs twice, the student will be withdrawn from
<br />the program.
<br />2020-2021 Garden Grove Catalog I Publication Date: November30, 2020 1 Effective July 1, 2020through June 30, 2021
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