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Questions regarding TB screening and hepatitis immunization should be directed to the Associate
Clinical Dean at BCNH.
•A signed clinic contract (appendix 1 of the Student Clinician Handbook global module) must be
turned in to your Clinic Entry II instructor.
•All ND students must complete 20 hours of preceptor observation experience prior to the start
of their first quarter in the clinic. Preceptor packets with full instructions are available from the
preceptor coordinator’s office at the BCNH, or the wall display outside of the registrar’s office on
campus. Questions about Preceptor shifts should be addressed to the preceptor coordinator at the
clinic.
•All ND students must be enrolled in at least one patient care shift during all quarters in which
they are clinic eligible through graduation unless they are on a leave of absence. Exceptions to this
quarterly clinic attendance requirement are reserved for extenuating circumstances. Students who
do not register for clinic every quarter will delay the date of their graduation.
To apply for a leave of absence from the university, contact the registrar’s office.
Clinic registration forms will be placed in the main campus student mailboxes of all students eligible to
enter clinic. The forms must be turned in to the registrar’s office by the deadline listed on the form. If
you are clinic eligible and do not receive a clinic registration form, contact the clinic registration office
immediately.
CLINIC ENTRY COURSES
ND CLINIC ENTRY I
This course is registered and paid for the first quarter of the first year of the four- and five-year track
and is to be completed by the end of spring quarter of the first year.
Credits: 1.0
Hours: 14.5
Course Objectives:
•To provide students with a well-rounded experience as a patient at Bastyr Center for
Natural Health. This course is designed as an experiential class. Students may choose not to
receive the recommended treatment. A student may choose to have a wellness program
designed if they have no specific health concerns.
•To provide students with experience in the medicine they are studying.
•To prepare students for Clinic Entry II, the next prerequisite for entry into the clinic after
achieving competency in CE 1.
•To expose students to basic medical terminology.
Course Requirements:
Attendance at all class meetings: one per quarter and one finals week of the last quarter: 4.0 hr
•First office call: 1.5 hr
•Return office call: 1.0 h
•A return office call in any clinic department: 2.0 hr
•3 counseling sessions at the campus student counseling center: 3.0 hr
•3 case previews: 1.5 hr
•3 case reviews: 1.5 hr
Each student is required to write several short evaluative papers discussing their clinic experience.
These papers are to be turned in to the CE I instructor at the class meetings.
Students will receive a CE I tracking sheet to record the requirements as they are met. It needs to be
initialed and dated at each visit.
The class will meet with the instructor at the end of spring quarter for a final discussion group. Course
tracking sheets and clinic evaluation papers are at this time.
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