CONÓCENOS

Overview:

The Shadowing Program is intended to provide high school or college students a career orientation under the mentorship of an attending physician. It offers an experience in the medical field for students interested in exploring Medicine as a career.

All of the participants will be assigned to an attending physician, will follow him/her during his regular working schedule for a period of 2 to 4 weeks.

Objectives:

• Expose the student to hospital and ambulatory based medicine
• Become familiar with the needs of cancer patients
• Identify the level of knowledge and skills expected of a medical student
• Observed daily activities of an attending physician
• Become familiar with a wide range of specialties within Medicine
• Identify potential mentors and career advisors
• Explore a realistic experience in the workday of the specialties within Medicine
• Expand their knowledge in Medicine

Eligibility

• High school senior, 16 years old or older. Those under 21 will require parental or guardian sign permission.
• Interested in a career in Medicine
• Fluent in Spanish or English
• The Hospital Oncológico Dr. Isaac González Martínez reserves the right to terminate this shadowing experience at any time

Application process and requirements

• Contact with Medical Director’s office (787-763-4149 x1901) to obtain the application form
• Attend to orientation meeting: including brief orientation on HIPAA, confidentialities guidelines, infection control and emergency/safety procedures
• Complete the application form, Emergency medical form and sign Confidentiality Statement
• Sign the permission form, those under 21 years of age
• Copy of up to date immunization record, must include
  • Influenza (during the season)
  • Hepatitis B
  • Varicella
• Wear a white coat
• Wear an ID provided by the Hospital
• Application Fee $100.00 check payable to Facultad Médica Hospital Oncológico (for the tumor boards)
• Patients will be informed by the attending and will need to consent to the activity
• Conduct
  • Students are guests at the Hospital facility, therefore it is expected that the participant will act courteously and respectfully at all times. Students should display active listening skills and a positive attitude. If at any time the attending feels the student’s conduct is inappropriate, they may ask the student to leave the hospital premises
  • Smoking IS PROHIBITED
  • Dress code: no shorts, no hats, no miniskirts, no bare midriffs, clean and comfortable shoes. Clean and tidy looking clothes. Do not wear clothes that revealed skin
  • Cell phones are not allowed while interacting with patients, if necessary must be kept in bags at an assign locker

Schedule

• Coordination of rotation schedule and assignment to participating faculty will be through the Medical Director’s Office
• All of the documents will be filled completely and returned to the Medical Director’s Office at least 2 weeks before the starting date
• Monday to Friday during regular working hours, to be assigned at the Medical Director’s Office
• Rotation will take place at the attending’s clinic, during rounds to ward or at the OR

Shadowing student’s responsibilities

• If the students is sick must notify his/her assigned attending physician for cancellation and rescheduling. If the whole rotation is affected, rescheduling will be done through the Medical Director’s Office.
• Participants must be on time as per the daytime schedule agreed with the attending physician.
• If the student is absent without prior notification to his attending or Medical Director’s Office, the experience will be canceled as a whole and no extra opportunities will be offered.
• $100.00 application fee is non-refundable

Attached forms

• Application
• Emergency authorization form
• Confidentiality
• Parent/ guardian permission for participants under 21
• Students shadowing evaluation form

No candidate shall be discriminated on a basis of race, color, sexual orientation, disability or religious belief.

Download Application