From the perspective of the schools, the new centralized clinical placement meant optimizing all the resources the community had to offer. A one time request for all sites for a whole academic year could be put in. Communication lines were opened school to school to negotiate sharing key locations for optimal clinical opportunity. A complete data base allowed shifting of requests to underutilized placement and adding additional sites as programs grew and student population increased. It also allowed immediate reorganization when emergencies occurred, ie., the shut down of an entire health care setting. The norms for requests were established and honored. Countywide norms for orienting students to facilities followed and sharing is abundant.
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