RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Unpaid Student Training Agreement #22-175-13 with Samuel Merritt University, Department of Nursing, an educational institution, to provide supervised field instruction at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) and Contra Costa Health Centers to nursing students, for the period October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact, this is a nonfinancial agreement.
BACKGROUND:
The purpose of this agreement is to provide Samuel Merritt University, Department of 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.
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