The hospital shall provide emergency medical care and treatment to students and staff in any instance of injury or illness occurring at the hospital. The expense associated with such treatment shall be the responsibility of the individual student and their health insurance provider. The student must notify the supervisor or preceptor prior to leaving the department to seek medical evaluation and/or treatment and report to occupational health, the designated office for reporting work-place injuries or the ER. The student should inform the Director of Clinical Education or their designee immediately following an injury or illness for documentation of the incident. Lastly, the student is required to contact the Office of Student Affairs and complete the Accidental Exposure Form.
Each student shall read their hospital’s safety manual and procedures for appropriate plan of action and preparation should an injury occur during the clinical training.
During the first quarter of clinical rotations, the clinical preceptor will complete a mandatory Evaluation of Safety in Surgical and Autopsy Pathology. The evaluation, as developed by the program, is intended as a tool for use by clinical preceptors as a safety reminder to the student and to possibly aid in reducing accidental exposures. The aim of this checklist is to reinforce accepted safety practices and foster better communication and teamwork between the preceptor and the student.