Shadowing an Ortho, but need insurance from my university?

[Luelinks]

The receptionist woman called me up with a nice gig for shadowing, but I have to fax her over school insurance. (?) When I did a Field Study (for credits) @ a hospital recently, my major's department signed off on things like covering the student if anything happened, but since this is winter break and I'm not sure if a student is covered by the school without classes running. Does this mean I am SOL for shadowing?

Has anyone been in the same boat?

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[CodeBlu]

The receptionist woman called me up with a nice gig for shadowing, but I have to fax her over school insurance. (?) When I did a Field Study (for credits) @ a hospital recently, my major's department signed off on things like covering the student if anything happened, but since this is winter break and I'm not sure if a student is covered by the school without classes running. Does this mean I am SOL for shadowing?

Has anyone been in the same boat?

Your ortho guy, thinks you're a medical student...

So yes, if you were a medical student, you'd have insurance.

However, you're not... so... make sure you tell this doctor you're shadowing that you're not a med student... and you're a pre-med student.

 

[Luelinks]

Your ortho guy, thinks you're a medical student...

So yes, if you were a medical student, you'd have insurance.

However, you're not... so... make sure you tell this doctor you're shadowing that you're not a med student... and you're a pre-med student.

When I sent in my cover letter and resume it said many times I was a pre-med with my undergraduate university, how I'm graduating in the spring, etc. I recalled again, but of course a different woman picked up and had barely a clue to what I was asking.

She did say however I need to go to the admissions office and get a "certificate of insurance" to fax over? I was told to re-call back later to speak with the original person. Ah this is so complicated.

 

[Luelinks]

Bump. Still really nervous about this. What kind of insurance does my undergrad school have on me to do things like this?

 

[Caesar]

University insurance covers breaks.

They do NOT usually cover any MedMal or similar. They think you are a medical student. I would ask to speak to the MD.

 

[Luelinks]

What insurance is this for in general?

 

[kami333]

What insurance is this for in general?

I've had volunteer positions that required proof of health insurance so it could be just that.

 

[Luelinks]

So I just called, and they still think I just go to my admissions office at my school to get this insurance thingy. But on a side-note, I was really nervous about trying to shadow docs cause I have 0 shadowing hours, and about 54 hours of volunteering. This docs office gave 8-5, with one of the bigger honchos, on four days on a week! And I received another offer from a D.O. for 4 hours on one day.

And the secret, (which isn't really a secret) was that for both of these places I sent faxes to with a resume/cover letter. Forget cold calling or e-mailing. Faxing is the way to go!