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UC Davis Health System Requirements

  • Must be at least 17 years of age.
  • Attend a mandatory hospital orientation meeting.
  • Pay a one-time registration fee of $5.00 (for ID card and background check).
  • For the protection of patients, provide information for a national criminal background check.
  • Read, hear and speak English well enough to satisfactorily converse with patients, visitors and hospital staff.
  • See well enough to visually assess a patient’s condition or to read written material.
  • Possess strength and stamina to remain active for extended periods of time and to be able to move a distance between floors and buildings.
  • Possess good body strength and mobility to assist in transporting and moving patients, and or supplies, if needed.
  • Obtain a medical clearance, which can be obtained free of charge.
  • Up to date Immunizations Record (must be obtained before Hospital Orientation date).

Required Medical Documentation:

Everyone should have the below documentation at your Doctor’s Office, or if you stayed in student housing at any point in college.

  • 2 TB test (PPD skin version): within the last 3 months from the hospital orientation date. If your last test was administered over 3 months ago, they will need you to have another test administered. If an individual tests positive, proof of a current chest x-ray radiology report (within the last 3 months) must be provided. You can get this at your student health center or county clinic for a nominal fee.
  • MMR (Rubella, Rubeola, and Mumps): Two dates within a lifetime or Titer (blood draw) of immunities to MMR.
  • Varicella (Chicken Pox): Documented proof from Doctor indicating you have had the virus OR the date of vaccine/serology.
  • Flu Vaccine: If you do not have a primary care physician, various clinics should take care of it for you at little to no cost, but it may delay the start.
  • Hepatitis B vaccine series (commenced).

UC Davis Health System Orientation

If you are selected for the program, then there is a mandatory 2.5 hours UC Davis Health System Orientation at UCDMC for general hospital protocols, patient privacy information, and safety instruction.

This mandatory hospital orientation is required by Federal and State laws and will take place at UCDMC. Please view the important dates in the application packet to check for the orientation date. This orientation is mandatory and must be completed at the time indicated. We cannot reschedule or alter this time and date. If you have class, we can provide you with documentation that states you have participated in the orientation, but we cannot excuse you from the orientation. If necessary, discuss this with your instructors beforehand.

NOTE: We understand that some of you have volunteered at UCDMC in the past, but you still MUST attend this orientation in order to be in this program and receive your badge.

Surgical Academy

After the selection process, there is also a mandatory Surgery Academy held at the UC Davis School of Medicine which you must attend before you are able to begin. There will be only one Surgery Academy scheduled and you must attend it at its scheduled time. If you do not attend the Surgery Academy, then you cannot be part of the program. The Surgery Academy is an intensive 2-day orientation. During the Academy you will be instructed on how to conduct yourself inside of the hospital, learn about anatomy/physiology, disease, and medical terminology, and surgery. The Academy will be conducted by physicians from the Department of Surgery physicians and UC Davis School of Medicine medical students.

Surgical Internship Schedules

Each month you will receive an email instructing you to pick the date and time of your shifts through our online scheduling software. Through the software you will be able to pick the shifts you will attend for the entire upcoming month. Shifts are on a first come, first serve basis, so sign up as soon as you get the monthly email.

You will be allowed one unexcused absence during the duration of the program. Any further absences must be accompanied by relevant documentation such as a doctor’s note as in the case of illness. Having more than one unexcused absence will mean possible removal from the program until the issue is resolved. The reason for this is because you are taking away the opportunity from someone else.

Your final monthly schedule, which indicates which services you have been assigned to, will be e-mailed to you after you have selected your shifts; therefore, check your e-mail frequently. If you forget to check your e-mail and miss a shift then it is considered unexcused!

NOTE: The scheduling committee will NOT change the time or date that you selected. It is your responsibility to know your schedule before signing up for shifts, and only select shifts that you will be able to attend.

Meetings

You will attend mandatory biweekly Saturday meetings while in the program. These meetings will include additional educational components that will be presented to you by medical students, UCDMC faculty, and UCDMC physicians. Some of the modules include practicing suturing techniques, a journal/book club, and surgical simulations. More information about these meetings will be presented to you during the Surgical Academy.

Mandatory Program Dates

The dates below are mandatory during your session. Due to federal and state laws you will not be able to participate in the program if you do not attend the Hospital Orientation and Surgery Academy. No absences will be accepted!

Deadline for Application and Letters of Recommendation: July 25, 2012 at 11:59pm PST.

Fall 2012:

•  Program Length — Sept 8 to Dec 15, 2012
•  Interview Dates — August 17-19, 2012
•  Hospital Orientation — Sept 7, 2012 from 2-4 PM
•  Surgical Academy (2 days) — Sept 8-9, 2012 from 8 AM-6 PM
•  Presentation Day — Dec 15, 2012 from 9 AM-2 PM
Workshops (all 9am to 1pm) – Sept 22, Oct 13, Oct 27, Nov 3, Nov 17,  Dec 1


Academics

The program has an academic component that serves to enrich your experience in the
program by expanding your knowledge in the field of medicine.

The academic component consists of reading and analyzing assigned books and articles related to medicine. You will be required to take quizzes and turn in written responses concerning the assigned reading. You will also perform a final case
presentation at the end of the program in front of your peers. To help you better succeed on these assignments, you will be given a
rubric assigning letter grades to corresponding qualities of work.

At the beginning
of the program we will be assigned a list of articles and books and the dates you are
to have them read. The academic component is NOT optional and you will be
responsible for completing the assignments thoroughly and thoughtfully. You will be
given grades and feedback based on your academic performance.

The academic letter grade does not appear on any official transcripts unless you choose
to apply for academic unit credit (in the form of internship credits) at your academic
institution. If you choose to receive unit credit for the course you will be given a Pass/No
Pass grade based on your performance in the internship.

The academic portion is not to be taken lightly. It requires time outside of the program meetings and shifts, as would any other academic class.

Books: The assigned books (3-4 total) are selected from the New York Times
best sellers list. They are easy and enjoyable to read and are relevant to medicine. In
the past, we have selected books by Malcolm Gladwell, Atul Gawande MD, and Jerome
Groopman MD.

Articles: The articles are selected from journals such as Scientific American, Time Magazine, and
Articles on Surgery and Medical Education. They cover a range of topics to introduce you to many of medicine’s current issues.

Grading


Assignment Points Possible
:

  • Surgery academy quizzes 100
  • Orientation quiz 50
  • Book quizzes (4 @ 50) 200
  • Book essays (4 @ 50) 200
  • Article essays (15 @ 10) 150
  • Workshop quizzes 100
  • Presentation 100

TOTAL 900.

Academic Credit

We can provide up to 4 units of academic credit at the following institutions:

  • American River College
  • Cosumnes River College
  • Folsom Lake College
  • Sacramento City College
  • Sacramento State
  • UC Davis*

Once you have been accepted into the program, you will be given additional information on how to register for academic credit.

*For students that do not attend one of the listed schools: If you are willing to obtain the necessary documentation from your school and communicate with us before the program starts what you will need for academic credit we are willing to work with you to obtain academic credit for ANY institution.

NOTE: You do not need to receive academic credit to be part of the program.

If you complete the program in a satisfactory manner, you will receive a certificate of completion from the Chairman of Surgery and Physician Program Director.