RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County, Contract #26-575-4, the Unpaid Student Training Agreement with Health Career College, an educational institution, to provide supervised field instruction at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Health Centers to electrocardiogram (EKG), medical assisting externship and phlebotomy students, for the period July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2021.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This is a non-financial agreement.
BACKGROUND:
The purpose of this agreement is to provide Health Career College students with the opportunity to integrate academic knowledge with applied skills at progressively higher levels of performance and responsibility. Supervised fieldwork experience for students is considered to be an integral part of both educational and professional preparation. The Health Services Department can provide the requisite field education, while at the same time, benefiting from the students’ services to patients.
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