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FROM: William Walker, M.D.,Health Services Director
By: Jacqueline Pigg, Contracts Administrator Costa
DATE: August 27, 2008 County
SUBJECT: Approval of Unpaid Student Training Agreement#26-608-1
with Touro University- California
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Jeff Smith, MD) to execute on
behalf of the County, Unpaid Student Training Agreement #26-608-1 with Touro University -
California, an educational institution, to provide field instruction in the Health Services Department
for Contractor's students, for the period from September 1,2008 through August 31,2009.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION(S):
The purpose of this agreement is to provide Contractor's students with the opportunity to integrate
academic knowledge with application skills and attitudes at progressively higher levels of
performance requirements and responsibility. Supervised fieldwork experience for students is
considered to be an integral part of both the educational and professional preparation. The Health
Services Department can provide the requisite field education, while at the same time, taking
advantage of the students' services to patients.
On October 16, 2007, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract#26-608 with Touro University -
California, for the period from September 1, 2007 through August 31, 2008, to provide field
instruction in the Health Services Department for Contractor's students, in the Health Services
Department.
Approval of Unpaid Student Training Agreement #26-608-1 will allow supervised fieldwork
experience for Contractor's students,through August 31,2009.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: SIGNATURE:
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VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT�h� AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
AYES: NOES:
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Contact Person: Jeff Smith, MD 370-5113 ATTESTED — �o
DAVID A, C ERK OF THE BOARD OF
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