Gwynedd Mercy University
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog
• Medium Work -The ability to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally , and / or up to 20 pounds of force frequently , and / or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects to include the ability to provide safe operation of large medical equipment .
Compliance Requirements and Clearances : Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation ( CPR ) Certification or re-certification is required before beginning clinical education experiences in any health care facility . Copies must be submitted to the Director of Clinical Education and placed in the student ’ s file .
Certified Background Check : All students enrolled in the Radiation Therapy Program are required to have a criminal background check done through www . castlebranch . com . There are in-state ( PA ) and out-ofstate checks done depending on where the student lives . Students will receive instructions on how to retrieve this information with their orientation letters which are emailed to them in the beginning of July . The student is responsible for the fee incurred .
A copy of the completed criminal background check is to be sent to the Radiation Therapy Program
Director prior to the start of clinical . * Some clinical sites will require additional criminal background checks such as Castle Branch Bridges or IDEMIA ( FBI fingerprinting )
A certificate of health from a nurse practitioner or a family physician is necessary . All students are required to have a history and physical done prior to entering the program and clinical education . Students whose History and Physical Record are not on file will not be permitted to attend clinical education . The completed health form must be returned to the University nurse before August 1st . Students must provide documentation of all required inoculations . The Hepatitis B vaccination is required by the clinical affiliates . If the student chooses not to be inoculated for Hepatitis B , he / she must sign a declination form , which also must be returned to the University nurse . All history and physical forms and declination forms will be kept on file in the University nurse ’ s office . The student must have the following or provide documentation of immunity to comply with Gwynedd Mercy University Radiation Therapy program . Students without completed health forms will not be permitted in any clinical site .
THE FOLLOWING PROOF OF IMMUNIZATIONS ARE MANDATORY :
1 . MEASLES ( RUBEOLA ), MUMPS , AND RUBELLA ( German Measles ): Proof of two live vaccines ( e . g ., MMR ) after 12 months of age for measles and mumps and one live vaccine ( e . g ., MMR ) after 12 months of age for rubella OR serologic evidence of immunity ( titer )
2 . VARICELLA : Proof of two doses of vaccine OR serologic evidence of immunity ( titer )
3 . HEPATITIS B : Proof of three dose series of vaccine AND serologic evidence of immunity . Students with low / negative titer results after completion of three dose series should discuss reimmunization with a second three dose series , according to CDC recommendations for healthcare providers . A second serologic titer does not need to be submitted after the second three-dose series of vaccine .
All students must have begun the Hepatitis B Vaccine series prior to the start of classes . The series consists of three injections : an initial injection , followed by the second injection one month later , followed by the third injection five months later . 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 .
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