REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
March 1, 2022
FROM
GEORGINA YOSHIOKA, Interim Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT
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Amendment to Non-Financial Agreement with University of Medicine and Health Sciences - St. Kitts for the Student Internship Program
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Amendment No. 1, effective March 1, 2022, to non-financial student internship Agreement No. 20-878 with University of Medicine and Health Sciences - St. Kitts for training and field experience of student interns with the Department of Behavioral Health, to add additional language allowing third-year medical students' participation in the student internship program, with no change to the agreement period of September 15, 2020 through June 30, 2024.
(Presenter: Georgina Yoshioka, Interim Director, 388-0801)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Promote the Countywide Vision.
Create, Maintain and Grow Jobs and Economic Value in the County.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The amendment to the student internship program agreement is non-financial; therefore, this item does not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost).
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The non-financial student internship Agreement No. 20-878 with the University of Medicine and Health Sciences - St. Kitts (UMHS) currently allows training and field experience for fourth-year medical students into core and/or elective Psychiatry clinical rotations that meet university program requirements with the Department of Behavioral Health (DBH). Upon approval of the recommended amendment, DBH will allow third-year medical students' participation in the student internship program. Through the student internship program, DBH provides learning experiences that will help students receive the skills they need to prosper in the 21st cent...
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