A quick update on COVID-19 to our valued learners: The economic impact of this pandemic is clearly astronomical. With regards to clinical rotations, we are seeing and will continue to see a significant increase in demand for quality clinical sites from all the healthcare students and learners on the sideline during these times. Coupled with…

Who wants to ace their next clinical rotation?  There aren’t many healthcare students we know that would answer “no”.  But perhaps you want to separate yourself from the rest of the pack because you are highly interested in one specific specialty.  Perhaps you want to eventually work in the host department, obtain a Standardized Letter…

“Code Green Active – Emergency Department”. Of all the concerning codes we regularly familiarize ourselves with in the hospital – e.g., “Code Red” = Fire; “Code Pink” = Infant Abduction; “Code Blue” = Cardiac Arrest” – there is nothing more imaginably terrifying than hearing the code for an active shooter overhead. Although it is terribly…

New data supporting the continued strain on clinical clerkships for healthcare students in the U.S. The need to fill the doctor and healthcare provider shortage is at odds with the shortage of clinical placements. We need to think outside the box when it comes to clinical education as quality matters! @clinicalrotation “Deans also are worried…

From all of us at Clinical Rotation – Happy Nurses Week! Nurses are the most trusted professionals in the world, not a surprise!  Their tried and persistent patience, constant attention to the detailed needs of our patients, and execution of miraculous bedside healing drives every health outcome we measure.  Moreover, the consistent health-impacting influences of…

Imagine a world with fewer and fewer hospitals jam-packed with healthcare students waiting in a line to receive hands-on clinical education with a qualified preceptor. Imagine the same world perfectly imbalanced by a poor recognition and reward system for the already overtasked clinical educator-healthcare provider (aka “superhero”). **Disclaimer: If you imagine much further, you will…