Shadow Observation Student

Creating Life Better Here starts with you. At San Juan Regional Medical Center, we're more than a healthcare provider—we're a values-driven organization dedicated to delivering exceptional care. As a team member, you help fulfill our mission to make life better here for our community.

Shadowing/Observation introduces an observer to specific healthcare career(s) through the supervised observation of a healthcare provider. The goal is to assist the observer with making a healthcare career choice.

Shadowing/Observation introduces an observer to specific healthcare career(s) through the supervised observation of a healthcare provider maximum 40 hours within 30 days. The goal is to assist the observer with making a healthcare career choice.

The observation experience is appropriate for:

• Individuals 16 or older (18 or older if shadowing request is for ICU, Emergency Department or the Operating Room)
• Individuals who are exploring healthcare careers
• Short term experiences (maximum of 40 hours, most shadows are 8-10 hours in total)
• Individuals applying for healthcare programs that are required to have shadow hours in order to apply for a program (this includes pre-med students)

Requirements:

• 2 MMR Immunizations OR a positive MMR titer
• A PPD current within the last 12 months
• Written documentation of chicken pox OR immune varicella titer OR documentation of 2 varicella vaccines
• Flu shot for current year (if shadowing/observing October-March)