<aside> 📌 The CVI Summer Research Program cannot guarantee shadowing opportunities for students. Students may work with their research mentors or reach out to Stanford clinical faculty independently to inquire about shadowing opportunities.

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<aside> 📌 Any shadowing activities must be in addition to - and not substitute - your 40 hours of research and curriculum. Absence from CVI seminars and lectures will not be excused for shadowing purposes, unless requested by your CVI PI, since it is not part of our program.

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Shadowing Process

1. Identify a Mentor

• Your research mentor may be a clinician who wants you to shadow them as part of your summer research experience.
• Your mentors may know clinicians who they could connect you with about the possibility of shadowing.
• You can independently reach out to faculty or other mentors about the possibility of shadowing with them either via email or using an app like ConnectEd.
  • Connecting with Faculty through ConnectEd

2. Complete Initial Paperwork

• Complete the initial shadowing health clearance documents in Onboarding Form 2.

• Complete the student internship agreement form below.

  Student Internship Agreement.pdf

• Complete the shadowing agreement form with your mentor. Note, you must complete these documents separately for each clinician you wish to shadow. If two clinicians are working together in the same clinic, you can include them on the same document. Note, all mentors listed must sign the shadowing agreement document.

  Shadow Agreement Template.docx

  Shadow Agreement Example.docx

  • If you will be shadowing procedures relating to any research in the Operating Room (OR), you must obtain an IRB approval letter for shadowing from your mentor and submit it with this document.

• Create your profile document.

  Student Shadowing Info .docx

• Rename the completed documents with your name.

• Email your completed files to [email protected] or [email protected].

  • 3 total files, 4 if OR procedures are research-related.

3. Paperwork Processing Period

Processing of shadowing documentation may take several weeks.

• Stanford Workforce Health and Wellness will complete the process of reviewing your documentation and will reach out to regarding completion of additional steps.
• Complete all requests from Workforce Health and Wellness in a timely manner.
• Additionally, you will be contacted and must authorize a background check during this period.

4. Authorization Approval