Site Visits/Midterm Conference During Clinical Internship the ACCE will contact each clinical site either by phone and/or email during the first couple of weeks of the clinical internship and throughout the clinical internship as necessary. At midterm, the ACCE will hold a midterm conference visit either by phone or on site to assess the student’s progress and allow the student and Clinical Instructor to share any areas of concerns needing to be addressed the second half of the clinical internship. The ACCE may conduct scheduled or unannounced visits at any time. The clinical site may also contact the ACCE to discuss the student progress or schedule on onsite visit at any time. The ACCE or the CI may request at any time an actual site visit throughout the clinical internship. Grading Criteria for Clinical Internship The Hodges University Physical Therapist Assistant Program has specific requirements for evaluating student performance throughout the student’s clinical experience utilizing the University grading guidelines and the Clinical Performance Instrument (CPI). The ACCE will provide the CI with the evaluative tools and directions for preferred performance evaluation criteria. CI input is essential in determining the appropriate grade for the student. The CPI is an outcome-based tool that consists of a series of 14 performance criteria, with rating scale anchors for each criterion. Five performance dimensions are also included to more consistently describe the quality of the student performance Sample behaviors are included for each criterion to assist the CI to determine which behaviors are essential within the particular clinical setting for the student to build skills as a physical therapist assistant student. The student completes a self-assessment CPI and the Clinical Instructor completes an evaluative assessment of the student’s clinical performance. Each is completed at mid-term and at the end of the clinical experience. During the assessment of the student’s clinical performance, each performance criterion is
rated on the CPI. Comments are required for certain circumstances including performance below expectation or performance with distinction, however, comments are encouraged for each rating. The “summative comments” section provides an opportunity for the Clinical Instructor to give the student feedback related to areas of strength, areas needing improvement, and any other areas of relevance. The student will be expected to complete additional coursework during their clinical internship and the scoring for this work will be part of the overall “clinical internship final grade”. In order to receive a passing grade in any clinical internship, the student must meet ALL of the requirements of the internship which includes the rating received on the CPI as well as submission of necessary related assignments as requested by the ACCE. Students are required to regularly refer to individual course syllabi for due dates and grading information. If all of the requirements (assignments, paperwork, etc.) are not submitted by deadlines, students who are performing well at their clinical sites by receiving the appropriate rating on the CPI may fail the internship.
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