To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #26-341-7 with The Regents of the University of California, on behalf of University of California, San Francisco
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract #26-341-7 with The Regents of the University of California, on behalf of University of California, San Francisco, an educational institution, for County to provide supervised field instruction to Contractor’s students at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) and Contra Costa Health Centers, for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2030, and for a successive five-year term unless earlier terminated.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact for this action.
BACKGROUND:
The purpose of this Agreement is to provide University of San Francisco, School of Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing and Dentistry, medical students, resident physicians and fellows, physical therapy students, pharmacy students, pharmacy fellows and resident pharmacists, undergraduate and graduate nursing students, dental residents and students, and clinical psychology training program fellows with the opportunity to integrate academic knowledge with applied skills at progressively higher levels of performance and responsibility. Supervised fieldwork experience for students is considered to be an integral part of both educational and professional preparation. The Health Services Department (HSD) can provide the requisite field education, while at the same time, benefiting from the students’ services to patients.
On July 12, 2005, the Board of Supervisors approved Unpaid Student Training Agreement #26-341-3 with Regents of the University of California, on behalf of University of California, San Francisco, for County to provide supervised fieldwork instruction to Contractor’s students for the period from July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2008.
On July 21, 2015, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract Amendment/Extension #26-341-5 with Regents of the University of California, on behalf of University of California, San Francisco, to extend the term through June 30, 2020 for County to continue providing supervised field instruction to Contractor’s students.
In June 2020, the County Administrator executed Contract Amendment/Extension #26-341-6 with Regents of the University of California, on behalf of University of California, San Francisco, to extend the term through June 30, 2025 for County to continue providing supervised field instruction to Contractor’s students.
Approval of Contract #26-341-7 will allow the Contractor’s students to continue to receive supervised fieldwork instruction at CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Centers through June 30, 2030. This Contract includes mutual indemnification to hold each party harmless from any claims arising out of the performance under this Agreement. This Agreement is delayed due to the Contracts and Grants unit experiencing an unexpected leave during the peak renewal season.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Contract is not approved, the Contractor’s students will not continue to receive supervised fieldwork instruction experience at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Contra Costa Health Centers.