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a. Authorize the Director of Health Services or designee to execute the Student Placement Agreement (Agreement) with West Coast University, Inc. with a term of August 20, 2024 to June 30, 2028, for the placement of students within the Health Department to complete internship/externship assignments as part of their respective field education and service-learning requirements; and
b. Approve the recommendation of the Director of Health Services to accept modifications to indemnification provisions in the Agreement.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the County of Monterey Board of Supervisors:
a. Authorize the Director of Health Services or designee to execute the Student Placement Agreement (Agreement) with West Coast University, Inc. with a term of August 20, 2024 to June 30, 2028, for the placement of students within the Health Department to complete internship/externship assignments as part of their respective field education and service-learning requirements; and
b. Approve the recommendation of the Director of Health Services to accept modifications to indemnification provisions in the Agreement.
SUMMARY DISCUSSION:
The Health Department's Clinic Services Bureau (Health Department) operates ten community clinic sites designated as Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), which provide preventive, primary, and specialty medical care services.
The Health Department has the ability to provide a learning environment in the clinic for students who require practical field experience education, while also increasing potential to attract future job candidates to the Health Department workforce. This Agreement with West Coast University is based on the Board-approved Student Placement Agreement template that was approved by the Board on May 4, 2021, and provides the County of Monterey with standards of policy, procedures, and best practices for student placement.
Although the Health Department is requesting modifications to the indemnifi...
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