pattik9898

kiddo i just jumped into this discussion. i am the 52 y/o broad that was threatened by my clinical instructor as well. i wrote the chick up, threatened to get a lawyer and raised holy hell because an evaluation said "i needed to improve my therapeutic skills with my patients" this statement was grossly incorrectand capricious, as well (in my estimation) a move to have me removed from the program. my final review states that among my strong points is " i have warm and caring relationships with my patients". fancy that. well, brother (or is it sister) you need to put stuff in writing to your instructor, copying the program director and dean. start by repeating what the instructor said and the date you first tried to engage him in a conversation about this (i.e., he's kicking you out) and how you have approached him several times to obtain the corrective action to circumvent this. you unfortunately have been ill (how many clinicals did you miss?) and would like to undertake whatever remedial action is necessary to make up the clinical work. can you join another clinical group? go to two clinical experiences a week (you guys have more than one clinical group?). the time that has elapsed since you approached this guy with the problem has been x amount of days/weeks that could have been used to make up the work. no answer is not the answer! are you a woman? could he be discriminating against you in any way shape or form? why are you repeatedly asking and not receiving an answer? you can speculate in the letter. don't be afraid to stick up for yourself. i think people that go into teaching in this profession have mental problems and get off on torturing people. they're sick and better yet they're scared. i havent been following your problem. this is from someone who has been there and is not a carpet for anyone. for crissake not only am i older, better educated (2 masters and a long career in business to include consulting for ibm, ge, boeing)....i know how to play the game, much better than they do. hell, i'll write the letter for you if you want. (need the details) good luck patti

kiddo i just jumped into this discussion. i am the 52 y/o broad that was threatened by my clinical instructor as well. i wrote the chick up, threatened to get a lawyer and raised holy hell because an evaluation said "i needed to improve my therapeutic skills with my patients" this statement was grossly incorrectand capricious, as well (in my estimation) a move to have me removed from the program. my final review states that among my strong points is " i have warm and caring relationships with my patients". fancy that. well, brother (or is it sister) you need to put stuff in writing to your instructor, copying the program director and dean. start by repeating what the instructor said and the date you first tried to engage him in a conversation about this (i.e., he's kicking you out) and how you have approached him several times to obtain the corrective action to circumvent this. you unfortunately have been ill (how many clinicals did you miss?) and would like to undertake whatever remedial action is necessary to make up the clinical work. can you join another clinical group? go to two clinical experiences a week (you guys have more than one clinical group?). the time that has elapsed since you approached this guy with the problem has been x amount of days/weeks that could have been used to make up the work. no answer is not the answer! are you a woman? could he be discriminating against you in any way shape or form? why are you repeatedly asking and not receiving an answer? you can speculate in the letter. don't be afraid to stick up for yourself. i think people that go into teaching in this profession have mental problems and get off on torturing people. they're sick and better yet they're scared. i havent been following your problem. this is from someone who has been there and is not a carpet for anyone. for crissake not only am i older, better educated (2 masters and a long career in business to include consulting for ibm, ge, boeing)....i know how to play the game, much better than they do. hell, i'll write the letter for you if you want. (need the details) good luck patti

im old old old. let's leave it at that. it is wonderful to be in a profession that embraces the older person, and sees the value of their experience.

hang in there kiddo. you'll make it. my clinical instructor evaluated me as needing to improve my patient therapeutic skills. when put to task to substantiate, she had no answer. my final evaluation, "i have warm and supportive relationships with my patients". i also was diagnosed at winter break with an essential tremor which made it difficult to fill a syringe. AND she made me use a technique that was guaranteed to make me fail. jerk.ff. so i am treating the tremor with lopressor and pushing on.

dearheart two miscarriages!! i'm so sorry. that alone would have put me in a permanently supine position. you're almost there. yes, let's count down this damn experience and get through it. patti

know how you feel. im only in my first year and it was galling to be treated like an idiot. im 52 with two masters. i stood up to it. i wouldn't recommend it for the faint of heart. but writing up your clinical instructor for HER errors was somewhat satisfying. i have made peace with her at the moment. but wouldn't think twice about having her for lunch if it came to that. mercifully she had enough sense to make sure i wasnt in her clinical group this semester. there is a god.