26 Clinic Productivity Policy

Students complete a predetermined number of competency exams and patient care skills for each clinical course. These course requirements are found in the clinical course syllabus. The predetermined number of exams is the minimum requirement, and additional competencies exams are highly encouraged to demonstrate an appropriate level of productivity. The expected level of productivity starts over at the beginning of each semester. Students must check the technical competency requirements closely each semester to ensure productivity is at its highest level.

Being productive in the clinical area means doing all procedures and exams regardless of having achieved competency or having performed them numerous times. Continuous “observation” and/or “assisting” with the same exams each clinic semester is unacceptable and considered low productivity. Replying to a technologist as “not needing the comp” or “already performed the exam” is grounds for sending the student home and incurring a personal day. If there are no patient examinations to do, the student should acquaint themselves with the equipment, protocols, and procedures of the clinical area in which they are assigned. Students may also practice positioning during this time. CPs, clinical coordinator, physicians, or department managers have the right to send students home due to lack of productivity or lack of professional behavior

Low Productivity Policy Violations 

The clinical preceptor determines the productivity level based on observation, technologist feedback, and the total number of performed exams.  Recording below average or low productivity for a specific day, week, rotation, or particular site will result in a 1/3rd letter grade reduction at the end of the semester. Students can receive more than one low productivity grade reduction within the same semester. 

PLEASE NOTE:  Every student starts over with competency counts each semester. Each time a student rotates to a different clinical site, competencies must be repeated twice before students enter performed exams for productivity. However, the total number of each competency will count towards the semester requirement.

Any student who demonstrates low productivity in two consecutive semesters or receives more than one low productivity grade reduction within the same semester is considered to have established a poor pattern of behavior. This results in steeper penalties. (Please refer to the Poor Pattern of Behavior Policy for details).

Missing Productivity Policy Violations 

Failure to meet course requirements will result in the following course grade reductions.