9. Clinical Affiliations
Student-Faculty Handbook
University of Detroit Mercy Graduate Program of Nurse
Anesthesiology
Reviewed Aug 2001, Feb 2002, March 2003, Aug 2003, Jan 2004, Mar 2005, Apr 2006, Sep 2006, Feb 2007, May 2007, Aug 2007
Sites
Students rotate to various local hospitals where the program
has clinical affiliations. Affiliations are designed to provide
depth and breadth of clinical experience.
- St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Oakland, Pontiac, Michigan: Main
and Ambulatory Surgical Center (with St Mary Livonia and St Joseph Mercy Macomb, a major clinical partner of the
program; students rotate here for orientation, general,
pediatrics, ambulatory, neurosurgery and obstetrics)
- St. Mary Mercy Hospital, Livonia (general, regional,
ambulatory)
- Oakwood Hospital, Dearborn (with Oakwood Southshore and Annapolis, a major clinical partner of the program; students rotate here for orientation, obstetrics, ambulatory, general, vascular, open hearts, etc.)
- Oakwood Annapolis, Wayne (orientation, general, ambulatory)
- Oakwood Southshore, Trenton (general,
ambulatory, obstetrics)
- Veterans Administration Hospital, Detroit, Michigan (general, vascular, regional)
- Harper Hospital, Detroit, Michigan (general, neurosurgery,
vascular)
- Sinai-Grace Hospital, Detroit, Michigan (orientation, trauma)
- Children's Hospital of Michigan (general, EENT, neurosurgery
pediatrics)
- Henry Ford Hospital (Macomb), Clinton Township (general, vascular, ambulatory)
- Henry Ford Hospital (Detroit) (general, regional, ambulatory, transplant)
- Henry Ford Hospital (Fairlane) (general, ambulatory)
- Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital, Michigan (general, vascular,
ambulatory, pediatrics)
- Henry Ford Hospital (West Bloomfield) (general, regional,
ambulatory)
- Providence Hospital (orientation, general, regional, ambulatory)
- Providence Park - Novi (ambulatory)
- Genesys Regional Medical Center (general, regional,
obstetrics)
- St. John Hospital (general, obstetrics, trauma)
- Crittenton Hospital Medical Center, Rochester (general,
ambulatory)
Rotations
Students are all scheduled for clinical one to two months in advance
based upon student and clinical site needs. All students will
not complete the rotations in the same order or at the same times.
Communication
Students are advised that critical incidents at
an affiliate site shall be reported by the student to program
administration at the time of the occurrence (within 24 hours).
Critical incidents include but are not limited to any patient
complications, morbidity, or mortality.
Sick calls to any
affiliate involve notifying the clinical site and also calling
the program offices at 313 993 3291 and leaving a recorded message. You must call at least one hour prior to the start of your shift. The program
voice mail system will record the time of the call.
The updated list of contact information for affiliate clinical
sites will be kept at http://knowledge.udmercy.edu,
under Courses > ANE500 UDM RNAS > Documents > Clinical
rotations- maps, directions > Affiliate sites- Addresses list.
Duties of clinical coordinators and faculty at clinical sites
Students should give the clinical coordinators at each site a written list of types of cases needed. Students are encouraged to provide continuous communication to program and clinical faculty.
Clinical coordinators have several duties. They:
- conduct monthly communication, or more often, with the program for scheduling and other routine communications. They may alter the student schedule as they see fit.
- call program administration for below average or unsatisfactory clinical performance, or if there are questions about student performance, time keeping, or professionalism.
- serve on program committees
- convey suggestions from their site for program improvement or enrichment
- function as second-line problem resolution if disputes arise between students and clinical faculty
Problems at affiliates should be resolved first with the clinical
instructor, then the clinical coordinator or chief nurse
anesthetist, and finally with program administration.
Affiliate Clinical Site Coordinators
A list of current Clinical Coordinators, call in numbers, and email addresses shall be made available to students. Currently, this is on a password-protected Blackboard site.
Maps and driving directions
Maps to all clinical sites are posted at UDM Nurse Anesthesia. Click on "Maps" on the left frame for online maps to UDM and all clinical sites.
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