Clerkships are scheduled throughout the professional program and allow students to reinforce and test the knowledge and attitudes presented in the classroom. Upon completion of the academic portion of the curriculum, the student is required to participate in a minimum of six months fieldwork in situations assigned by the academic fieldwork coordinator. These fieldwork situations are typically full time and will often require the student to relocate outside of the immediate geographic area. Assignments are determined by contractual arrangements between the department and facility.
Students pay regular tuition and fees for enrollment in fieldwork.
Optional fieldwork rotations in many specialty areas such as pediatrics, administration, hands, and work hardening are also available. The following courses are offered once each year and must be taken in sequence. All prerequisites and co-requisite requirements must be met. Any deviation from this sequence requires prior department chair approval. Considerations in this recommendation include student s academic performance, completion of program requirements, demonstration of adequate professionalism and behaviors indicating ability to be effective and productive during clinical training, including problem solving ability and critical thinking.