If the student's clinical performance is unsatisfactory, i.e., if the student is unsafe, fails to abide by institutional policy or demonstrates unsatisfactory ability to apply knowledge of theory and learned skills, or has excessive absenteeism, they will fail that affiliation. The student will be required to complete another affiliation experience of comparable duration with a satisfactory grade. The student will not graduate until this affiliation is completed. A failure of one or more clinical experiences, or in the event that a remedial clinical education experience is not successfully completed, will be reviewed by the Physical Therapist Assistant Program committee and may result in dismissal from the program. Dress code is still applicable.
Attendance remains mandatory.
Sick days should be made up but in the event that this is not possible, the professional leave day may be utilized for sick leave. Requests for personal time off for extra-curricular activities such as weddings, sports competitions, etc are NOT acceptable unless proper procedure is followed. In case of excessive illness, the student will be removed from the clinical setting and reassigned at a later date. Individual objectives will be discussed with the student and ACCE prior to beginning the affiliations. These objectives will then be discussed with the CCCE or CI during the affiliation rotation.