Attendance Requirements
Clinical Attendance
Prelicensure Clinical Courses
• Attendance is required for all clinical, skills, simulation or lab learning experiences. The student must notify the (1)clinical instructor, (2)clinical coordinator and (3)course coordinator of an absence a minimum of one hour prior to the learning experience via MGH IHP email. Failure to do so will constitute an unexcused absence.
• Absences that are unexcused will result in a clinical warning.
• Missed clinical, skills, simulation or lab learning experiences must be completed to meet course and clinical objectives.
• Two excused absences within the same semester in the same course require a meeting with course faculty.
• Two unexcused absences within the same semester in the same course from clinical practice will result in clinical failure.
*Anyone who is doing a 1:1 preceptorship should work with their assigned preceptor to make up hours.
CLINICAL MAKE-UP is defined is:
1. A full clinical day made up on an alternate clinical day if allowed by the clinical agency.
2. A simulation that meets course and clinical objectives.
Clinical make-up dates and times will be determined by faculty
Timeliness
A late arrival to clinical practice or skills/simulation lab by 10 minutes or more without prior notification will be considered an unexcused absence, and the student will be dismissed from clinical for the day. A clinical warning will be issued.
Habitual tardiness, defined as arriving late on two or more occasions without proper notification, will result in a clinical warning
Advanced Practice Clinical Courses
• Attendance is required for all clinical experiences including OSCEs. The student must notify the clinical preceptor and practicum faculty within24 hours’ notice but at least one hour prior to the learning experience. Failure to do so will constitute an unexcused absence.
• Unexcused absences will result in a clinical warning.
• Students who miss advanced practice clinical hours will be required to arrange make up hours with their assigned preceptor to meet course requirements. If the preceptor is unable to make up hours, students must meet with seminar faculty to determine next steps.
• Two or more unexcused absences within the same semester from clinical will result in course failure.
Timeliness:
A late arrival to clinical practice or skills/simulation lab by 10 minutes or more without prior notification will be considered an unexcused absence, and the student will be dismissed from clinical for the day. A clinical warning will be issued.
Habitual tardiness, defined as arriving late on two or more occasions without proper notification, will result in a clinical warning.