{"id":26375,"date":"2019-11-21T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-21T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/?page_id=26375"},"modified":"2025-09-08T08:34:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T13:34:00","slug":"the-physician-in-clinical-and-hospital-healthcare","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/the-physician-in-clinical-and-hospital-healthcare\/","title":{"rendered":"The Physician in Clinical and Hospital Healthcare"},"content":{"rendered":"
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January 2025 St. Olaf students at a Naloxone Training and Kit Packing at the M Health Fairview Community Health & Wellness Hub. Participants (L-R):  Grace Knowlan ’25, Sarah Heeter ’26, Trey Hellman ’25, Hailey Echevarria ’25, Greta Rundquist ’26, and Aly Schneider ’25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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During J-Term, <\/span>10 students<\/b> explore health care in a clinical and hospital setting through association with physicians who are a part of the metro area M Health Fairview System. For more information on the history of the program:<\/span> http:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/blog\/hands-on-interim-program-wins-minnesota-hospital-association-award\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Students follow a physician through their daily activities in clinical and hospital settings, observing the delivery of health care in primary and specialty areas and in practices with all age groups. Students may be exposed to emergency health care and physician support areas, and students will see a broad range of medical providers, mainly physicians, in a variety of specialties. M Health <\/strong><\/span>Fairview has many locations (please see <\/b>this link<\/b><\/a> to view the range of geographic locations where students may be observing). <\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It is highly beneficial for all students to understand the different provider roles on a healthcare team. Shadowing a variety of physicians and health care professionals can increase understanding of the various roles in health. Therefore, the Fairview Administrator will match students with providers,<\/span> and <\/span>students will not be able to select the specialties or providers they will be shadowing.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This experience provides 4-6 hours of shadowing 2-4 days per week, Tuesday – Friday. Shadowing assignments will be provided each week and are based on provider availability. On Mondays, students will attend weekly virtual lectures led by Fairview professionals to understand the broader healthcare system, and discuss assigned readings related to topics in healthcare. <\/span>Students will keep a journal detailing their observations and their interpretation of and reaction to these observations.<\/span> The experience will also include required readings, and students are expected to participate in meaningful reflection and discussion on a weekly basis. During the final meeting, students will be asked to reflect on their experiences individually and as a group. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

All students are expected to participate fully in all aspects of the program and will receive one Biology credit for participating.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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