Gwynedd Mercy University
AY2023-2024 Undergraduate Academic Catalog 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 to 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 .
Additional expenses : Additional expenses that the student can incur are , health insurance , criminal background checks , child abuse clearance , health and physical clearances ( eg . annual flu shot , COVID , vaccination , TB / PPD , immunizations ), CPR certification ( Amercian Heart Association for Health Care providers ), uniform attire for clinical experience , transportation to the university and to clinical sites ( to include parking fees and tolls ), required program textbooks .
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
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