Opinions on a teen asking to job shadow?

[golfgal]

I am a little surprised to see that people in the medical field allow shadowing with HIPAA and privacy laws. That is one of the fields along with any kind of heavy manufacturing I thought would never allow it. I guess in the research side of medicine I could but unless the shadow can go in and watch the doctor interact with their patients it seems like a waste of time to me.

In the medical field it isn't all that difficult, the kids have to sign a confidentiality waiver and the dr asks the patient if it is ok if they have a student with them and that takes care of it.

 

[disfan07]

I am a little surprised to see that people in the medical field allow shadowing with HIPAA and privacy laws. That is one of the fields along with any kind of heavy manufacturing I thought would never allow it. I guess in the research side of medicine I could but unless the shadow can go in and watch the doctor interact with their patients it seems like a waste of time to me.

In the medical field it isn't all that difficult, the kids have to sign a confidentiality waiver and the dr asks the patient if it is ok if they have a student with them and that takes care of it.

Yup. the doctor HAS to ask the patient if it is okay. And it is also up to the doctor if they want to allow it. My primary and my derm. allow it but my allergist/immunologist and GYN do not. My primary doc. had a med. student shadowing her at my last appt. Also, at the hospital I am at, the doctors have to ask if it is okay if they bring in a med student, intern or resident during appts.

Luckily, I will never have to deal with my doctors having high school students shadowing them because they don't allow it. They only allow college students and med students. I would not be okay with a high school student in on my appts. I would defintiely say no. I'm just not comfortable with it.