Preceptor Concerns
1. If the student’s performance is unsatisfactory on any given clinical day, the clinical preceptor will initiate an informal conference with the student. This informal conference will provide the student with constructive feedback to assist in ongoing improvement in clinical practice.
2. Should the student’s performance continue to be unsatisfactory, the clinical preceptor will notify the clinical faculty who will assist the clinical preceptor in formulating a written plan explaining areas of concern and behaviors necessary to correct these deficiencies. This process will be completed by mid-semester, if possible, so the student has time to improve. The clinical faculty will communicate with the Program Coordinator to acknowledge the preceptor’s concerns and develop the written plan.
3. A copy of the written plan will be placed in the student’s record and provided to the student, preceptor, clinical faculty and Program Coordinator.
4. If the conditions of the written plan are not met by the student by the last clinical day, the student’s clinical performance will be unsatisfactory on the final evaluation and the student will receive a failing grade. At any time if a student’s clinical performance in a clinical course indicates an inability to perform at a safe and/or professional level of practice, the clinical faculty and clinical preceptor, in consultation with the faculty course coordinator, will assign a failing grade regardless of the point in time such a decision is made. In such a case, the student will be ineligible to continue in the course.
5. If mid-term and final evaluations indicate course competencies are not being met, students may be required to obtain additional clinical hours as determined by clinical faculty.
