CE6. Expenses Related to Clinical Experiences
There will be expenses related to participation in clinical education experiences. Students are responsible for all expenses associated with clinical education.
The costs associated with a given clinical education experience will depend on several variables, including, but not limited to, the cost of transportation, housing, and meals. Students are advised to plan ahead for such expenses, as students will be assigned to clinical facilities requiring temporary relocation and travel outside of the Boston area or outside the public transportation system.
Examples of expenses include:
Housing
All housing arrangements associated with clinical education are the student’s responsibility. Some clinical sites provide assistance to students in need of housing. Examples of assistance might include dormitory space with an associated fee, a list of housing options in the community (at a cost), or a willingness to post a notice in the facility that a student is in need of housing.
Any information regarding housing assistance that is communicated to the DCE by the facility will be provided to students when assigned to that facility. Students should direct questions or requests for additional information to the DCE during the match process and/or directly to the facility’s Site Coordinator of Clinical Education (SCCE) once the clinical education assignment has been confirmed.
Travel
Students are responsible for determining a reliable means of travel to and from clinical education experiences. This includes long distance travel (e.g. to an out-of-state facility for a full-time clinical experience) and/or local travel (e.g. daily or weekly travel for a full-time or integrated clinical experience). Many clinical education facilities are not accessible by public transportation. Every student should anticipate needing access to a car for some portion of the clinical education component of the curriculum.
Students assigned to the same facility for a clinical experience are encouraged to share travel resources when possible. Arranging travel and negotiating ride sharing are student responsibilities.
Clinic Attire
There may be some expense associated with clinic dress code compliance (e.g. rental or purchase of scrubs, a specific type of footwear, or other clinic attire.). All students must be prepared with an official school nametag at the start of each clinical experience. One nametag is provided to each student at the beginning of the program. If lost, students are responsible for costs associated with replacing the nametag. To arrange for replacement of a lost nametag, students should contact Program staff.
Meeting Clinical Facility Pre-clinical Requirements
There may be expenses related to meeting pre-clinical clinical site requirements, such as health requirements, background checks, drug screens, orientation. It is the responsibility of the student to adhere to all requirements for participation in a clinical experience at the assigned clinical site.