Clinical Observation Experiences (Shadowing) for Non-Medicine Students

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This course is intended for the enrollment of students considering a career in medicine. Students are exposed to a variety of activities in different clinical scenarios in a shadowing experience, limited specifically on watching the physician as he/she performs his or her daily duties. It serves the purpose of exposing students to the diverse health care settings with the intent of facilitating their decision making about the profession they really are interested for his/her life. Students will not be allow ed to engage in any activity that is considered the practice of medicine such as, but not limited to: medical diagnosis, ordering or administering medications, carrying out invasive or non -invasive procedures (i.e.: suturing, wound cleaning, vaccine administration, etc.), patient counseling or education, or any type of communication traditionally attributed to the patient-physician relationship. Grading system: Passed (P). Not Passed (NP) INTD 5997 - Advanced Topics in Cancer. One to three (1-3) credits.