Supervised Clinical Practice Experience (SCPE) sites are unique in comparison to other PA programs. As most programs are associated with one specific health system, the LMU-Tampa PA Program relies on multiple health systems and independent clinical sites for its SCPEs. Due to this unique structure, the program establishes area or town assignments—referred to as Places of Duty (PODs)—based on the number of available resources. Each POD may include the surrounding area within a 60-mile radius. The number of PODS varies per cohort and is not necessarily the same for every cohort. Efforts are made to decrease the student commuting time by keeping assigned PODS within a 60-mile radius.
*A note about PODs: Although the program strives to place students within their preferred POD for all SCPEs, the program reserves the right to place students in SCPEs outside of the generalized 60-mile radius POD if necessary. The program may also reassign a student to a new POD altogether during the course of the clinical phase.
Students are responsible for all housing, transportation, and meal arrangements associated with clinical rotations as well as any costs incurred from those arrangements.