3. Assignments, projects, or other academic deadlines. 4. Required meetings, advising, remediation, or professional activities. 5. Clinical rotation schedules, attendance, or required clinical hours. 6. Clinical site requirements or preceptor expectations. 7. Any other mandatory academic or clinical program requirement.
Employment will not constitute an approved reason for an absence, missed examination, late assignment, missed clinical day, incomplete requirement, or failure to meet a program competency. 4. Clinical Education and Employment Clinical education is an essential component of PA education. Clinical rotations may require participation during early mornings, evenings, weekends, holidays, or other times determined by the clinical site. The program does not guarantee that clinical schedules will accommodate a student's employment schedule. Students may not request or expect a clinical rotation, clinical site, preceptor assignment, or schedule to be modified because of employment. Students participating in supervised clinical practice experiences must function in their designated role as NLU PA students and comply with all program and clinical-site requirements and policies. Employment activities may not be represented as PA Program educational activities unless specifically approved by the program. Students may not use employment at a healthcare organization to substitute for required PA Program clinical education or to replace clinical-site employees. 5. Healthcare Employment and Prior Credentials Students who have prior healthcare employment, licensure, certification, or other professional credentials remain subject to this policy. Prior professional experience or credentials do not substitute for PA Program educational requirements. When participating in program activities and clinical experiences, students function in the role of PA students and must comply with applicable supervision, identification, scope-of-practice, and clinical-site requirements. 6. Employment by the University or Program Consistent with ARC-PA requirements, PA students are not required to work for the PA Program. Students may not substitute for or function as instructional faculty, clinical staff, or administrative staff. Students may participate in approved educational activities such as peer tutoring, mentoring, or other student-learning activities when authorized by the program, provided such activities do not interfere with required program activities and do not substitute for faculty or staff responsibilities. 7. Student Responsibility Students who choose to maintain employment remain fully responsible for meeting all academic, clinical, professional, and attendance requirements. Employment does not reduce or modify expectations related to academic performance, attendance, clinical competency, professionalism, patient safety, examinations, assignments, or progression.
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