Observers

Overview

Privacy & Healthcare Civil Rights Compliance offers two Observer Programs for shadowing in USF Health clinics:

Observer Program for those considering a career in healthcare who are at least age 18 (this program is open to everyone who is at least age 18); and
Observer Program for Currently Enrolled Morsani College of Medicine Students only.

Observer Program basic requirements:

The individual who wants to observe in a USF Health clinic must be at least 18 years of age;
The individual must work with the USF Health clinical site to designate who they wish to observe;
The individual must email privacy@usf.edu to request the most recent copy of the observer policy and packet to complete;
The observer must complete and submit the completed forms for processing to privacy@usf.edu;
The packet must by reviewed and approved by both our office and Medical Health Administration (MHA) who reviews the immunization records;
The observer is limited to forty (40) hours of clinical observation time in a USF Health clinic; and
The approval by our office and MHA is for the USF Health clinic specified in the request as we cannot approve observations at TGMG clinics or Tampa General Hospital.

Observer Program for Currently Enrolled Morsani College of Medicine (MCOM) Students basic requirements:

Under this Observer Program, the person wanting to observe must be a currently enrolled MCOM student;
The MCOM Student Observer is permitted to observe the same Sponsor for no more than 40 hours during a calendar year but the MCOM Student Observer may shadow another Sponsor during the same calendar year for the purpose of expanding his or her educational experience;
We can approve observation at USF clinics only and not TGMG or Tampa General Hospital;
Every MCOM Student Observer must be assigned to a designated Sponsor (the MCOM Student is responsible for obtaining a Sponsor) and always remain in the physical presence of the Sponsor while observing;
The MCOM Student Observer must complete and submit the signed form (two pages) to the Privacy Office for processing at privacy@usf.edu. (Please see the MCOM Student Observer Policy and Form link below);
The MCOM Student Observer should confirm they have a current TB skin test on file with the Medical Health Administration (MHA) at mha@usf.edu. The TB skin test must have been completed within the past 365 days (immunization records should already be on file with MHA);
The completed form must by reviewed and approved by both our office and MHA; and
We will email the MCOM Student Observer and Sponsor to let them know the MCOM Student Observer is approved.