Agenda

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C.142

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	August 18, 2015

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Unpaid Student Training Agreement #22-175-11 with Samuel Merritt University

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 08/18/2015

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor

ABSENT:

Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	DAN PEDDYCORD, M.D., 313-6712
cc:	D Morgan N Rios

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: August 18, 2015
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Unpaid Student Training Agreement #22-175-11 with Samuel Merritt University, an educational institution, to provide supervised field instruction in County’s Public Health Division to nursing students, from October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2018.

FISCAL IMPACT:

None

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

BACKGROUND:

The purpose of this agreement is to provide Samuel Merritt College 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, benefitting from the students’ services to patients.
On March 19, 2013, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #22-175-10 with Samuel Merritt University, for the period from October 1, 2012 through September 30, 2015 for the provision of supervised fieldwork instruction experience with Health Services.
Approval of Unpaid Student Training Agreement #22-175-11 will allow Samuel Merritt College nursing students to receive supervised fieldwork instruction experience, in County’s Public Health Division, through September 30, 2018.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION: (CONT'D)

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

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not Applicable