in the project activity ranging from associate degree at the community level. In some instances the students
I through doctorate level. Faculty members came from did provide a professional service in accordance with
nine different disciplines. their level of education and skills. In fact one student
Each student team was assigned to a particular geo- discovered a mistake in a hospital computer’s billing V
graphic site. Sites were chosen based on their ability program that may representa savings of several thousand ‘ 
; to provide students access to a full-service, general hos- dollars per year to that institution. Future plans for
  pital with an emergency room, a home health agency, the program call for the student teams to be providing
  a public health department, a nursing home, and a a direct health service by ]anuary of 1975.
  medical clinic. In all, nearly 50 agencies signed affilia- The Kentucky ]anuary program offered more than
tion agreements with the project. Assignment sites for an educational experience for students. In an effort to .
7 the program were made in Harlan, Hazard, Pineville, repay the facilities in some way for participating in
Morehead, Madisonville, Somerset, Fort Thomas, Cov- the program the College committed itself to providing
ington (2 sites), and Louisville (5 sites). In each case continuing education programs and consulting services A
the hospital was designated as the base institution. Hos- to the participating facilities. This resulted in the presen-
I pitals assigned one member of their staff to serve as tation of 16 off-campus educational programs to more
the location coordinator assisting the project director than 1,000 health professionals and the provision of
and the faculty sponsor in making local arrangements more than 100 hours of consulting time to community T
as well as the preparation of student schedules. health facilities all conducted by the College of Allied
During this initial program, students primarily func- Health Professions faculty.
-5 tioned in an observational capacity. They spent two An unanticipated side benefit of the program was the
2- weeks rotating through hospital departments and com- recruitment of students in areas where health personnel
E. munity health agencies. In addition they made home have been difficult to obtain. Approximately seven of
S ` visits with home health personnel, went into the field the students who were assigned to Appalachian sites
_ A with sanitarians, accompanied physicians in their offices have decided to return to those areas to work. Students
` and on their hospital rounds, and, in general, were al- in other sites have also decided to return to those areas
A lowed to obtain a total perspective of health delivery for employment.
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