Under no circumstances should students attempt to contact ANY affiliated hospital for the purpose of soliciting placement or general inquiry. All matters of this nature must be directed to the Office of the Clinical Dean. Violation of this policy may subject the student to disciplinary action, including suspension. Each discipline in the Clinical Sciences clerkships has a chairperson who acts as a liaison between the Ofice of Clinical Sciences and the departmental directors at the affiliated hospital facilities. On behalf of the RUSM, the chairpersons oversee the status of the ongoing clinical science programs at the hospitals where RUSM students are doing their rotations, and make recommendations regarding changes or concerns to the Dean of Clinical Sciences.
Chairpersons perform on-site reviews at each affiliated institution in their respective disciplines.
The Office of Clinical Sciences has a staff of full-time Clinical Sciences Coordinators. Each student will be assigned a coordinator when the Basic Science Program is completed. The responsibility of the Clinical Sciences Coordinator is to carry out the placement process for each student, under the supervision of the Dean of Clinical Sciences. The coordinator will act as a liaison between the student and the hospital prior to the student s arrival at the training facility. Each training site has a Director of Medical Education, a Course Director of each clerkship, and clinical faculty.