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Committee reconsiders clinical hours language; schools ask externships and internships be recognized
Summary
Licensing Committee members and school representatives discussed whether the board's regulation requiring 75% of clinical instruction in school-owned clinics should be revised to allow accredited internships and externships under school supervision.
The committee reviewed the board's clinical-education requirement and heard requests from several schools to allow internships and externships outside school-owned clinics to satisfy part of the clinical-hours requirement.
Staff pointed to the California Code of Regulations language requiring "at least 950 hours in clinical instruction, 75% of which shall be in a clinic owned and operated by the school." Schools and accreditation representatives said ACOM/ACA(H)M standards emphasize supervision and site…
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