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Student Externship Agreements Learning Experiences

Subject: I. Academic – A. Student Affairs

Effective Date: September 16, 2015

Reviewed and/or Revised: 10/6/2016, 09/01/2017

Definitions: The Fourth Year Service Learning Externship is a three week clinical rotation that provides students with the opportunity to experience dental practice in a setting outside of the dental school

Policy and/or Procedure:

Student Externship Agreements Learning Experiences

Student Externship is a three week clinical rotation that provides students with the opportunity to experience dental practice in a setting outside of the dental school. This applies to all fourth year dental students.

Students wishing to participate in externships service learning experiences that fall outside of the required, year 4 service learning experience should adhere to the following protocol to obtain permission from the Dental School. The Dental School wants to support students in these endeavors, when there is no conflict with other academic or clinical responsibilities, and when students make the necessary advance arrangements and secure appropriate authorization in advance. These arrangements and authorizations require coordination with several different entities within the Dental School, and are the responsibility of the student seeking the opportunity. The student should:

1. The student should consult with Dr. Scott Swank, Externship Program Coordinator, to determine whether the Dental School has a current Affiliation Agreement with the proposed site. Affiliation Agreements are required in order for the Dental School’s liability insurance carrier to cover the student’s activities at the site.
2. If there is no current Affiliation Agreement with the site: 
   1. The student may request that an institutional Affiliation Agreement be established. This request must be submitted in writing to Dr. Scott Swank, Externship Program Coordinator. Institutional Affiliation Agreements may take up to two-to-three months to complete.
   2. If an institutional Affiliation Agreement cannot be established then it will be the student’s responsibility to obtain their own liability insurance.
3. The extramural site documents requiring signature by the Dental School will be signed by Dr. Manski and Dr. DePaola, Assistant Dean of Clinical Affairs.