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Requesting a Planned Absence:

In the event of a known or planned clinical absence it is the intern’s responsibility to ensure the following steps are completed:

1. Complete a Clinic Shift Change form a minimum of two weeks in advance of the absence, or as soon as possible prior to the planned absence.
2. Find an eligible and available intern to substitute during the proposed absence.
3. Obtain the signature of the clinic supervisor during the shift (or Clinic Coordinator) AND the substituting intern.
4. Return the completed Clinic Shift Change form to the Clinic Coordinator.
5. Field trips – even if approved and sponsored by NWHSU – are not automatically considered approved absences. Our commitment to patient care and our clinic partners may require students to attend a shift. An excused absence during these times depends on a supervisor’s discretion based on clinic venue, and patient care.