Clinic Exploration Program
Robin Sherman, Ph.D., assistant director and associate professor in the Division of Math, Science, and Technology, is the coordinator of the Clinic Exploration Program. She says that lessons learned during her own student career made her appreciate the value of discovering new career opportunities.
"Our perspectives change the more we see and hear. I used to faint at the sight of blood, and now I’m a biologist.
CEP gives students exposure to real workings in the medical field. It’s not training for one specific occupational choice. Students in any major can see how health professionals from different specialties interact with each other. Even pre-med students want to look at various career options in case being a doctor isn’t right for them."
The Clinic Exploration Program (CEP) offers students the opportunity to shadow medical professionals on the job
in many of NSU’s clinics. Program participants gain a broad perspective that shows how various medical fields work
together and offers a practical, up-close review of several medical career options.
All undergraduate students may take part in CEP, no matter what major they pursue. Each rotation last two hours per week for three weeks. Because this is a volunteer program, member commitments are flexible and voluntary. Program participants are given a special blue lab jacket to wear during clinic experiences and are assigned a clinic for one or two rotations a semester.
To broaden student opportunities further, CEP has added a clinical collaboration with the college’s athletic training major – the first CEP clinic outside NSU’s Health Professions Division.
Participating clinics:
- Audiology
- Dentistry
- Internal Medicine
- Occupational Therapy
- Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
- Optometry
- Pediatrics
Enrollment in CEP
Students are offered the opportunity to participate in CEP each semester. (Registration for the program is during the previous semester.)
Any NSU undergraduate student in good standing who wants to participate in CEP must:
- have a 2.5 GPA or higher
- be registered for classes
- complete OSHA and HIPAA trainings
- be curious about various health professions
- conform to scheduled assignments, dress codes, and other professional responsibilities
To enroll:
Fill in your Clinic Exploration Program Application, then
- schedule and complete OSHA blood-borne pathogen safety training
- take HIPAA Privacy and Security training
- Turn in completed application to Katherine Shade or Robin Sherman, Ph.D., in Parker Building Room 370
Dress code:
Students are expected to maintain a neat and clean appearance, wearing business attire and the CEP lab coat. Students may not wear:
- shorts
- cutoffs
- miniskirts (higher than mid-thigh)
- jeans
- see-through clothing or halter tops
- T-shirts (as outer clothing)
- jogging or exercise attire
- beach/flip-flop sandals
- hats of caps, unless of a religious nature
