2021 - 2022 COM Student Handbook

Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine (KPCOM)—Department of Nutrition 2021–2022 315 to the assigned facility will be provided to the student by the clinical coordinator and/or the faculty member of record for the course. Students are not allowed to change their supervised practice experience schedule without the prior permission of the clinical coordinator. Good cause must be given, and the request must be submitted into Canvas using the approved request form, preferably with a minimum of two weeks before the scheduled change. 6. Transportation Students are responsible for their own appropriate automobile insurance (which covers travel to and from supervised practice experience sites) and are responsible for transportation to and from all practice experiences and meetings. In certain circumstances, preceptors and faculty may offer to provide transportation to students. It is the decision of the student whether or not to accept the offer. Students who do so, accept the offer at their own risk. The RDN program does not condone nor prohibit student-preceptor ride-sharing. Students are not required to carry professional liability or general liability insurance while performing in SP in practicums. NSU covers the students at the SP-approved sites for general and professional liability. This insurance is at no cost to the student and automatic while enrolled in the program. It does not cover any outside work or volunteer work performed by the student outside of this academic arrangement. 7. Student Illness at the Practicum Site If a student is injured or becomes ill while at a practicum site, the priority is for the well-being of the student and the clients served on the site. Students are expected to arrive to practicum sites in healthy condition or notify their site supervisor to request an excused absence in such cases. Practicum sites will provide or arrange for emergency care to students who are injured or become ill during field experiences while on facility premises. The cost of medical services rendered is the responsibility of the individual student. Students will maintain health insurance throughout the practicum assignment, as required by policies of the HPD and NSU. It is the student’s responsibility to notify the faculty member—in writing—of any injury or illness as timely as possible. The student must provide documentation to the program director indicating the severity or extent of the injury/illness, including any required work limitations. In all cases of student absence, students will work with their preceptor and attending faculty to coordinate make-up time in the practicum setting, if needed. 8. Emergency Operations Inclement weather, facility emergencies, and other natural disasters may disrupt the student’s ability to complete coursework or SP hours. Student’s safety is of utmost importance. Closures at the university and training sites may affect normal operations on occasion, and student-learning experiences will be rescheduled accordingly. SP hours must be rescheduled to meet the requirements of the RDN program. The hours will be at the discretion of the facility and can be completed on the weekend or at the beginning or end of the regular scheduled day. A university closure does not automatically mean a student does not report to his or her assigned SP facility. Students should contact their facility/ preceptor first, and then their instructor, for directions.