General Information
Director of Clinical Services
Robert Shields, MBA, PT
Assistant Director Rehabilitation Services
Judy Leydig, MBA, PT
CEC
Debby Bolding, MS, OTR/L
Manager of Professional Development
Rehabilitation and Respiratory Care Services
650-498-7812 (office) 650-723-8222 #18386 (pager)
dbolding@stanfordmed.org (preferred)
Dept. Fax
650-725-5433
Hours
Department hours are 8 am to 5 pm. Some clinical instructors (CI) may start earlier or later than these hours. Check with your CI about what hours you will be working. Interns do not usually work weekends unless by special arrangement with the clinical instructor.
Holidays
The following holidays are observed by the hospital and will be granted to interns if they fall on a weekday. Other school holidays are not permitted.
- New Year’s Day
- Independence Day
- Martin Luther King Day
- Labor Day
- Memorial Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- (The Friday after Thanksgiving is not a holiday, but interns do not need to work)
- Christmas Day
Meals
A refrigerator and microwave oven are available in the department. There is a cafeteria in the hospital and café/delis in the medical school area. Debit cards may be purchased from the food service office for a 10% discount on cafeteria and coffee bar purchases.
Absences
Report unexpected absences before 7:30 am to the staffing office.
- In-patient interns: leave a message on the staffing message line (725-5108), with a return phone number in case questions arise about patient scheduling and care.
- Out-patient interns: call 650-723-1702.
- Plan with your clinical instructor (CI) how to contact them (pager or phone) to notify them of absences and to coordinate patient care.
The department follows school guidelines regarding absences. There may be opportunity to make up missed days on weekends or at the end of the affiliation.
Library
Your ID may be used to obtain access to Lane Medical Library. PubMed and other library resources are available without sign-in from hospital computers. Ask the clinical education coordinator or your clinical isntructor for more information.
Evaluations
Interns complete mid-term and final assessments, and other tools required by the school and department. We appreciate students’ assessments of our orientation and education program to help us improve the effectiveness for future students.