Gwynedd Mercy University
AY2021-2022 Undergraduate Academic Catalog
All students who have already completed the Hepatitis B vaccine series are required to have a Hepatitis B surface antibody titer ( blood test ) to confirm immunity . A copy of the lab report must be attached to this form . For students who are just beginning the Hepatitis B series , a titer is required one to two months after completion of the series . 4 . TETANUS TOXOID 5 . REDUCED DIPTHERIA TOXOID 6 . ACELLULAR PERTUSSIS VACCINE
Proof of T-dap vaccine within the past 10 years Child Abuse Clearance : All students enrolled in the Frances M . Maguire School of Nursing and Health Professions who have clinical experience with children are required to have a Child Abuse History Clearance . This is accomplished by completing a Child Abuse History Clearance Form . Notifications on instructions on obtaining the form will be the responsibility of the Program Director . Department of Public Welfare PO Box 8170 Harrisburg , PA 17105-8170 A copy of the completed Child Abuse History Clearance Form should be sent to the Radiation Therapy Program Director prior to the start of clinical . Covid-19 vaccination : Students are required to follow university policy regarding Covid-19 vaccination . Additionally , all students are required to provide documentation of Covid-19 vaccination before attending clinical . Drug Screening : All students must provide evidence of a negative drug screening prior to clinical placement . Some clinical facilities may require additional drug screening be completed no sooner than 30 days prior to the start of the rotation . NOTE : random screening may be done on campus , and it will be at the student ’ s expense . Flu Shot : All students are required to be immunized against the flu by the end of October . Failure to comply with this requirement will result in removal from the clinical site and therefore unable to continue in the program . All students must receive an annual flu shot . Health Insurance Coverage : Students must carry health insurance while in the Radiation Therapy Program . This health insurance can be obtained through the University if the student does not have personal coverage . Confirmation of health insurance coverage must be submitted to the university by the beginning of each academic year . Tuberculosis Screening : All students must present yearly results from a tuberculosis screening to participate in clinical education . A baseline two-step PPD skin test is required . Students who can document an initial two-step PPD will be required to have a yearly single-step PPD . Information on PPD screening is listed on the Health Form . Students are responsible for the cost of the screening .
Note : Program requires additional fee of $ 250.00 paid to Trajecsys which is-billed with RTS 204 Clinical education .
Professional Disposition and Conduct : Gwynedd Mercy University operates as a learning community under specific and explicit norms of behavior . These standards have , as their purpose , the desire to maintain respect for the rights of individuals , respect for freedom of thought and expression , and fair and equitable treatment of all . The following Code of Student Conduct was established to support these goals . These standards are to be followed at all University functions on or off campus . In general , each standard is intended to bring benefit to others and to confront those behaviors that may cause physical or psychological harm to another . The standards assume that individual members of the Gwynedd Mercy University community value loyalty , truthfulness , and contractual fidelity . The student conduct process at Gwynedd Mercy University is not intended to punish students ; rather , it exists to protect the interests of
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