Board approves affiliation agreement with UNC Charlotte and Catawba Valley Medical Center for student clinical hours
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The board approved a joint educational affiliation agreement allowing UNC Charlotte students to obtain clinical hours at Saint Stephen's High School in partnership with Catawba Valley Medical Center; district staff said the arrangement mirrors a similar agreement with App State and will be used on a case-by-case basis.
The Catawba County Board of Education approved a joint educational affiliation agreement between the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and Catawba Valley Medical Center that will allow UNC Charlotte students to obtain clinical hours at Saint Stephen's High School.
Stephen Westmoreland presented the agreement, saying the arrangement follows the district's earlier agreement with Appalachian State University and will be used when students from UNC Charlotte request clinical placements. "This trainer or this student will be assigned to the athletic trainer, and to the hospital that will be on our campus, obtaining clinical hours," Westmoreland said.
Board members moved and approved the affiliation unanimously. Westmoreland said the district will bring similar agreements to the board as needed when individual institutions request placements.
The affiliation provides an additional pathway for clinical education and aligns with the district's practice of negotiating placements with higher-education institutions on a case-by-case basis.