The Arnold School of Public Health has adopted education and health requirements for all practicuim/ internship students. Each student must submit documentation of immunization records to the Director of External Clinical Practicum. The list includes: Varicella (chicken pox), Rubella and Rubeola (measles), Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Hepatitis B (BHV). Annual screenings for Tuberculosis (TB) also will be required. Annual in-service on Bloodborne Pathogens is mandatory. Students may complete this training online (http://ehs.sc.edu/), or they may submit evidence that they participated in an in-service provided by their employer. Students also must maintain current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training that includes both children and adults. The date of certification must not expire until the final internship has been completed.

The Director of External Clinical Practicum will maintain this documentation and will be responsible for providing to a practicum site, upon request, verification that these requirements have been met. In addition, some practicum sites will request that the student provide a “statement of good health” from a physician. A few sites will require a drug screening test.