2021 - 2022 COM Student Handbook

Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine (KPCOM)—Department of Nutrition 2021–2022 314 director. Virtual students are required to be available and easily accessible to the site preceptor during the approved scheduled hours of the rotation using the appropriate means of communication. Students should advise their preceptor when taking approved breaks or engaging in activities that preclude them from providing an immediate response. Preceptors will review and approve time logs with students on a weekly basis to ensure students receive the allocated hours of the rotation. 2. Technology Access Students are to request their own username and password for computer access at the site. If a student is not provided with a student username and password, he or she should refuse to document under someone else’s user login information. If asked to do so, the student must notify the instructor. 3. Professional Communication Students are not to communicate with preceptors or patients/clients via social media or email about patient/client care or any confidential information pertaining to the SP site. This can be a HIPAA violation. If this is a practice of the facility, students must let their instructor know. If students need to use their personal devices, such as mobile phones, tablets, or computers in the conduct of practicum experiences for the site, students should take precautions to protect their personal information by using secure connections, identify protection, and screen locking. Students must follow all security protocols of the site. 4. Completion of SP Hours If a student is asked to leave a facility by the preceptor for any reason, the student may or may not be assigned to another facility and could potentially be dismissed from the program. To assure that the student enrolled in the RDN concentration completes the full hours of SP required by the Accreditation Standards of ACEND during his or her academic program, the following policy on absenteeism will be followed: Each student will spend the required amount of time at each SP site, which is generally seven productive hours (plus lunch and break time, which do not count toward hours); facility requirements may be more. Students are not to leave a facility early and will spend the required time in the facility. The required total hours spent in the experience must be met for each course. In the event that the student will be late or absent from the experience, the student should notify the course instructor and the preceptor prior to the start of the SP, or as soon as possible in an emergency. Any experience missed during an absence must be made up at the convenience of the preceptor and the facility. If this time is not made up, the required verification statement for the completion of the RDN program will not be submitted to CDR for the student. Total hours spent in each SP experience will be tracked and approved by the student and the preceptor and made a permanent part of the student file. 5. Site Change If a change in experience site or preceptor is needed at any time during the professional phase of the program, students should contact the clinical coordinator immediately. The practicum coordinator will be available to guide the student in finding a new placement site and or preceptor if needed. Students may be placed in a supervised practice experience site up to a two-hour drive away from campus. All paperwork and legal agreements will be managed by the practicum coordinator. Information related