RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #22-552-7 an Unpaid Student Training Agreement with Samuel Merritt University, an educational institution, to provide supervised field instruction in County’s Public Health Division to nursing, occupational or physical therapy students, for the period from April 1, 2019 through March 31, 2022.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This is a non-financial agreement.
BACKGROUND:
The purpose of this agreement is to provide Samuel Merritt University nursing, occupational or physical therapy 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, benefitting from the students’ services to patients.
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