Student Placement Survey

MIDWIVES ARE COMMUNITY BASED AND ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE HOSPITAL PRIVILEGES. PLEASE IDENTIFY YOUR TOP 3 PREFERRED PLACEMENTS BY ASSOCIATED HOSPITAL. PROVIDE THE RATIONALE IN THE TEXT BOX BELOW FOR YOUR CHOICES INCLUDING HOW THIS WILL ASSIST YOU TO MEET YOUR LEARNING NEEDS AND PROFESSIONAL GOALS. Note that St. Paul's hospital is not listed. Students wanting Vancouver should choose Children's & Women's.

PLEASE PROVIDE ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST RELATED TO YOUR CLINICAL PLACEMENT. SEE MIDWIFERY PROGRAM POLICIES FOR CONFLICT OF INTEREST DESCRIPTION. A conflict of interest may be described as ‘any situation in which a person has one or more loyalties or obligations.’ There are many situations within the Program in which faculty, students, and preceptors may potentially have a conflict of interest. Awareness, appropriate planning, and intervention can prevent problems from developing. Examples of conflict of interest situations include those which may provide students with access to confidential information about a midwifery practice or other students who have been in a practice, or impede the ability of a preceptor or faculty member to provide an unbiased opinion or judgment. The midwifery community in British Columbia is relatively small. It is therefore important that the Program make every effort to ensure that pre-existing relationships or knowledge do not bias the admission, education, or evaluation of an individual student, or the treatment of midwives and midwifery practices. Faculty, students and preceptors are required to notify the Director in writing (within 14 days), if they are requested to have as a student, preceptor, tutor, or faculty advisor someone with whom a present or previous relationship could potentially create a circumstance of conflict of interest. Examples include: • a relative or friend, or where a significant prior relationship exists • a prior or current caregiver or client • an employer or employee of the midwife or the midwife’s practice, including second attendants, administrators, and staff • an employee of any agency related to funding or governance of the midwife’s practice • any circumstance that may be construed as having influence over the fair and impartial evaluation of a student The Director will review the information and inform faculty members as appropriate. The Program will attempt to avoid perceptions of conflict by providing an alternate arrangement when appropriate and possible. In some cases a simple written declaration of potential conflict by the parties may suffice. When circumstances that have the potential for breach of confidentiality arise, other measures such as a confidentiality agreement may be required. A formal offer of employment should not be given prior to mid-term in the clerkship by a preceptor or her practice.