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C. 57

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	April 24, 2018

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Unpaid Student Training Agreement #22-175-12 with Samuel Merritt University

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 04/24/2018

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Dan Peddycord, 925-313-6712
cc:	D Morgan M WILHELM

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: April 24, 2018
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County, Contract #22-175-12, the Unpaid Student Training Agreement with Samuel Merritt University, an educational institution, to provide supervised field instruction in the County’s Public Health Division to nursing students for the period from October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2021.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This is a non-financial agreement.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

BACKGROUND:

The purpose of this agreement is to provide Samuel Merritt University nursing 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.

On August 5, 2015, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #22-175-11 with Samuel Merritt University for the period from October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2018 for the provision of supervised fieldwork instruction experience with health services.

Approval of Unpaid Student Training Agreement #22-175-12 will allow Samuel Merritt University nursing students to receive supervised fieldwork instruction experience in County’s Public Health Division, through September 30, 2021.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION: (CONT'D)

If this contract is not approved, the students will not receive supervised fieldwork instruction experience in the County’s Public Health Division.