PARTNERS Program Coming to the Children's Hospital

I am excited to share that a wonderful program for medical students is now coming to the CH.  The PARTNERS program described below will start having medical students shadow nursing staff in CH in February.  I will be looking for volunteers who want to have the students shadow with them.  This is a great opportunity for the medical students to better understand the role of the nurse and how much you all do each day to coordinate care for our patients.  The experience is only for 4 hours and has been very well received in the adult hospital.  Please let me know if you are interested in participating.  We hope to have more shadow opportunities for the students next semester. Thanks, Melinda P.A.R.T.N.E.R.S.

Medical Students The P.A.R.T.N.E.R.S. program is an exciting collaboration between the MUSC Medical Center and the MUSC College of Medicine.  P.A.R.T.N.E.R.S. stands for P  hysicans A  nd R  egistered Nurses T  rust N  ew Opportunities E  xcellence and R  espect to be the key to our S  uccess The P.A.R.T.N.E.R.S. program allows first year College of Medicine students to gain exposure to  the hospital environment.  Through a shadow or partner experience, the students will have the opportunity to gain familiarity with the sights and sounds of the hospital setting early in their learning experience.  The medical students will learn the importance of interpersonal collaboration and gain an appreciation of the various roles of the health care team.  The P.A.R.T.N.E.R.S. program will educate students about the value of all health care providers to the outcomes for the patient. Health care providers such as registered nurses, respiratory, occupational and physical therapists, chaplains, and other disciplines will participate in this program.  The students will spend four hours with a different care provider three times each semester for a total of six clinical experinces in their first year.