SCPE Assignments Policy
The Clinical Team is responsible for coordinating student assignments to clinical affiliates for SCPEs. SCPE assignments are maintained in the program’s online clinical site/clinical preceptor management system. The program makes every effort to provide students with all twelve (12) SCPE assignments no less than eight (8) weeks prior to the start of the Clinical Phase. Throughout the Clinical Phase SCPE assignments may change, often due to circumstances outside of the program’s control. The program also reserves the right to change any student’s SCPE assignment(s) based on student performance (academic and professional), student achievement of CPLOs, SPC recommendations, or clinical affiliate changes. The program makes every effort to minimize disruption of a student’s SCPE should a change occur. Students are notified in a timely manner of any change in their SCPE assignment(s). The program provides students with contact information for the clinical affiliate and primary clinical preceptor for each assigned SCPE. Students must contact the primary clinical preceptor (or other designated associate of the clinical affiliate) via phone, or the primary clinical preceptor’s preferred method of communication, no less than two (2) weeks prior to the start of the SCPE to determine what date/time, where, and to whom the student should report on the first day of the SCPE.
Students completing their next SCPE assignment within 300 miles of current SCPE assignment are allowed one half day for travel. Students completing their next SCPE assignment more than 300 miles from current SCPE assignment are allowed one day for travel if flying and two days for travel if driving.