New Student Information
We look forward to working with you during your affiliation at Texas Children's Hospital. This site provides information and resources to start your rotation.
Please submit the following forms/documents 8 weeks before your start date to therapystudents@texaschildrens.org:
Required Documents (jpeg or PDF):
- Driver’s License
- American Heart Association Health Care Provider CPR Card (should be valid for the duration of the clinical)
- Background Check done within the last 2 years (must include national and state: criminal, sex offender, and sanctions).
- Examples of companies you can use:
- Backgrounds online
- Certiphi
- GroupOne
- HireRight
- Examples of companies you can use:
Employee Health:
- Medical History Questionnaire
- Medical Care Waiver Form
- Immunization Record
- Tdap (within 10 years)
- MMR (2 doses)
- Varicella (2 doses)
- Flu Shot (must be valid through end of clinical)
- TB Test Results
- completed <1 year prior to start date
- Skin test or Quantiferon TB Gold accepted
- Blood test accepted if within the last year
Orientation:
General Information:
Dress Code:
- Shirts*: Solid color conservative t-shirts/hunter green scrub tops
- Bottoms*: Hunter green scrub pants/skirts (should be past the knees)
- Hair: Hair longer than shoulder length must be held back/up
- Jewelry: Should not present a health/safety risk for the patient or wearer
- Fragrances: Not allowed
- Shoes: Closed toe shoes
- Nails: Fingernails cannot go past the fingertips, no artificial nails, shellac, tips, and/or jeweled insets/overlays
- Sports: Business casual clothing. Tennis shoes are permissible
*Please make sure that no midriff or undergarments are visible at any time.
Parking:
- Free at satellite locations
- Medical Center Visitor Parking options
Housing/Transportation: Student’s responsibility. Houston and the surrounding areas have limited mass transit options.
Affiliation Experience: The following documents will help prepare you for your clinical at Texas Children’s: