NECESSARY STEPS TO ENROLL IN THE NSS SHADOWING PROGRAM FOR 2011-2012

FALL TERM (Required of all new and old participants)

  1. You must be a member of the NSS (e-mail Nathan.Smith.Society@Dartmouth.EDU to join) if you have not previously been on the blitzlist.
  2. You MUST attend a MANDATORY introductory orientation meeting held early each term AND SIGN IN (dates to be announced; attendance is REQUIRED even if you shadowed in previous years) at which time the program will be presented and a discussion of patient confidentiality and professional conduct will be held.
  3. Fill out the online enrollment materials: registration and preference ballot; sign the enrollment, confidentiality and waiver of liability sections. These must be completed by a to-be-announced deadline date.
  4. Receive shadowing assignment by blitzmail after shadowing lottery held; 2nd round of selection, if necessary.
  5. Make sure that a tuberculosis skin test result (within last 12 months) is on file at Dick's House; decide about hepatitis B immunization if you are not already immunized.
  6. AS SOON AS YOUR assignment is made, contact the faculty member(or his/her administrative assistant) to set up your experience.
  7. If you are selected for an operating room experience, you must pick up an OSHA certification form in Dr. Witters' office (Room 122, Class of 1978 Life Sciences Center), which must be completed before you can enter the OR.
  8. You will be required to wear an identification badge while shadowing. This is a state law. Badges will be made after assignments known and they can be picked up at Dr. Witters' office. They MUST be returned at the end of the term.
  9. At end of term, you should place an evaluation of your experience on the NSS Blackboard Site. This will allow us not only to evaluate your experience, but serve as a guide to others in future terms when they begin to select their preferences.
  10. At the end of the term, you should drop a thank-you note to your shadowing mentor. They are all volunteers in this program and a note from you will really help in keeping all involved with the program in future terms.

WINTER, SPRING AND SUMMER TERMS

  1. If you participated in a prior term in 2011-2012, you WILL need to fill out a preferences form and submit it at the beginning of the term. If you have been OSHA-certified in any term prior to the 2011-2012 academic year, you WILL have to complete this again. You WILL get a new ID badge each term.
  2. If you did NOT participate in prior terms, the enrollment will be the same procedure as the Fall Term. A repeat of the MANDATORY orientation program will be offered at the beginning of each term, but attendance is required ONLY for those who did not participate in a previous meeting during this academic year (and signed in).
  3. If you have shadowed in academic years prior to 2011-2012, you are still required to complete all of the above (i.e. attend an orientation session, new OSHA form, etc).