Student Practicums & Internships

Student Practicums / Internships (PT, SLP, OT, RN, BSN)

Undergraduate and graduate students can experience firsthand from our experienced adult and pediatric medical specialists. Clinical practicums and internships are offered in physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, nursing and pharmacy at Community Medical Center & Community Children's.

A formal program of study in which the student is currently enrolled in a school sponsored, credit class or program and is seeking a rotation at Community Medical Center. A formal affiliation agreement between the school and the facility has to be in place for this program. Please contact us as soon as possible to ensure an agreement is current and in place well in advance of an educational experience. Please contact our Education Department, Student Onboarding Coordinator, at (406)327-4009 if you have any questions about an agreement for your school.

Montana RN licensure is required for all RN to BSN and graduate level nursing students.
Registered Nurses may participate in a clinical rotation for up to 30 days if they hold an active licensure in a Compact State. Otherwise, the RN needs to apply for a Montana RN license. Clinical experiences may not start until the license is active.

Paperwork, Documentation and Requirement Information for Rotations:

Please review the attached documents that include the requirements for doing an educational rotation at Community Medical Center.

Student Instructions and forms:

• Review Resident Checklist/Orientation Manual 

• Parking Map for Medical Residents

• Tobacco Policy

[Fill out Student Checklist](http://communitymed.org/uploads/board/Student_Checklist_2019.pdf) (Print and Return)

• Statement of Responsibility and Confidentiality Forms (Print, sign, and return - 2 pages - sign both pages)
  
  
• Our online regulatory courses are required for all students/residents who complete 160 or more student/resident hours at Community Medical Center. Create your account online. (Department = STUDENT; Job Title = STUDENT). Once you have created your account your required modules will be automatically assigned to you.

Other Student Forms (Nursing Students only):

• Glucometer Test
  
• Glucometer Policy
• Nursing only Checklist (Print & Return)
• PYXIS ES Tutorial and Exam
• PYXIS ES website instructions (View & Print)

Background Check - Participants will need to fill out out a background check form in case we need to get a copy of the background check for an audit or submit a copy of the background check with the Background Release Form. In some cases, the fellowship program may not provide a background check for residents. If this is the case, the resident will be responsible for providing a criminal background check along with exclusion list checks from the national sexual offender registry search. Check with the education department to see if this is your responsibility. This will help to avoid delays in starting your resident experience at Community Medical Center.

• Background Check/Release Form (Print and return)

School Instructions:

• Immunization Form (Print and return)
  
  
• TB Screening Questionnaire for returning students (Print & Return)
  
  
• Fill out School Checklist (Print and return)
  
  
• Fill out Request to Resume Rotations Post-COVID 19 (Print & return)
  
  
• Fill out Student Placement Tracking Form (Print & Return)
  
  
• CERNER Access Request Form (Print & Return)
  
  
• Email the completed Student Cerner Access Request Form for Student EMR / Cerner access. Please allow two weeks for processing.
  
  
• Fill out the school portion of the Background Release Form after the student has filled out their portion of the form unless the student is providing a copy of the background check with the release form. The background must include a national sexual offender registry search and an exclusions list check as well as the national criminal background check

Any documents that need to be filled out (not including the documents that were for review only) will need to be turned into the Education Department by the Registered Nurse Fellowship Participants to receive CMC ID Badge and prior to the start of a rotation. Registered Nurse Fellowship Participants must present a state or government issued ID in order to obtain their CMC ID badge.

In order to process the badges in a timely fashion and prevent you from having long waiting times, please schedule contact us to schedule an appointment at (406) 327-4009 or email. Upon completion of the fellowship, identification badges must be turned in to the Education Department at Community Medical Center.

Education Department
2827 Fort Missoula Rd.
Missoula, MT 59804
P: (406) 327-4253
F: (406) 327-4497