Shadowing
Undergraduate Medical Education

Below are the requirements for shadowing in the Congenital Heart Center:

  1. Observership Form
    • Observerships can last for a maximum of 120 days (approximately one semester) after which the paperwork needs to be renewed. All packet information must be submitted at least 2 weeks before the observership start date.
    • Please make sure that you sign the “Request to Observe Patient Care” form where it says “Observer Signature” about halfway down the page.
    • For the sponsoring faculty information; you can fill it out as follows:
      • Name and title: faculty you are observing
      • College: College of Medicine
      • Department: Congenital Heart Center
      • Phone number: (352) 273-5422
    • The UF Department Contact would be: Hazel Hutchinson, Congenital Heart Center, h.hutchinson1@ufl.edu
    • For the portion that requires the sponsor’s signature, please send Hazel Hutchinson the form once filled and it will get signed.
  2. HIPAA Training Diploma
    • The link to access the training is mytraining.hr.ufl.edu
    • Please use Chrome or Firefox to access the sire
    • Please send Hazel Hutchinson a copy of the training certificate
  3. Confidentiality form – please fill and sign
  4. Driver’s License or Passport (if international) – Copy of front and back
  5. Emergency Contact Information – Name, Relationship, and Phone Number
  6. Dates of Covid Vaccinations – Provide a copy of Vaccination Card (Front and Back) or Vaccination Records
  7. Date of Flu Vaccination – Provide a copy of Vaccination Records
  8. Once complete, please e-mail all documents in one packet to Hazel Hutchinson.
  9. Once you receive confirmation that your packet has been approved, please contact Hazel Hutchinson for scheduling.