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File #: 8678   
Type: Consent Status: Passed
File created: 8/31/2023 Department: Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
On agenda: 9/12/2023 Final action: 9/12/2023
Subject: Non-Financial Affiliation Agreement with Concorde Career Colleges, Inc. for Clinical Training of Cardiovascular Sonography Students
Attachments: 1. CON - ARMC - 9-12-23- Affiliation Agreement with Concorde Career College, 2. Item #8 Executed BAI, 3. 23-1001 Executed Contract
REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION

September 12, 2023

FROM
WILLIAM L. GILBERT, Director, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center

SUBJECT
Title
Non-Financial Affiliation Agreement with Concorde Career Colleges, Inc. for Clinical Training of Cardiovascular Sonography Students
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve a non-financial Affiliation Agreement with Concorde Career Colleges, Inc. for its Cardiovascular Sonography students to participate in clinical training at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, for the five-year period of September 12, 2023 through September 11, 2028.
(Presenter: William L. Gilbert, Director, 580-6150)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.

FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost) as this Affiliation Agreement (Agreement) with Concorde Career Colleges, Inc. (Concorde) is non-financial in nature.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Agreement with Concorde will provide clinical onsite training for Concorde's Cardiovascular Sonography students at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC). This training will consist of clinical observation and assisting ARMC staff in performance of imaging studies, such as sonograms, in the Medical Imaging Department. Student rotations last for approximately four to six weeks.

As a teaching hospital, ARMC has a number of agreements with educational institutions to provide onsite training for students. Clinical training is necessary for students to obtain their degrees, licenses, and/or certifications.

The volume and diversity of ARMC patients provide a comprehensive educational opportunity to Cardiovascular Sonography students from Concorde, which is a fully accredited educational institution. Concorde and ARMC will mutually determine the number of students t...

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