Anatomy and Physiology Shadowing Project 2013
Shadowing is a valuable experience especially if you can shadow someone in the
field that you may want to pursue a career in. You need to contact someone to
shadow in the medical field for this project. If you need verification from me,
please see me with enough time to get a letter written for you. Shadowing needs
to be completed during fourth marking period.
Your shadow project consists of:
1. Shadowing a medical professional. Once you have gotten the go ahead
from them, you need to give me a name, phone number and date that you
will be gone.
2. The morning of the day you will be shadowing, you need to call Mrs.
Clarke at 769-0144 ext. 300 to let her know you will not be in school and
you are shadowing for Anatomy class. Failure to do this will result in an
unexcused absence.
3. A typed 2 page minimum report (double spaced, 12 pt), that includes the
following:
 Name, address, title of the person you shadowed.
 At least a paragraph giving a description of the day you shadowed
 At least a paragraph describing your overall impression of the profession
you shadowed.
 At least a paragraph describing the overall benefits and disadvantages of
the profession.
 Complete the following chart: you can ask the person you shadow or
consult classified sections, professional search sources in the library
a. Education requirements
b. Special training required
c. Cost for malpractice
d. Certification requirements (Continual renewal requirements?)
e. Income range- including salaries and top salaries
f. Job outlook in five or six years, will there be a demand for this job
in the future?
g. Do sign on bonuses exist now?
h. Include a works cited page.
 You also need a letter from the person you shadowed on their letterhead
stating that you were there and that you shadowed them. Their
signature is required to get credit for this project.
Included when you turn your project in MUST be a stamped and addressed
thank you note to the person you shadowed. This is 10 points of your project.
To get these points, I must see the letter and the stamp! DO NOT seal the
envelope!
Good luck and have fun!! Do not wait until the last minute to locate someone to
shadow. If you are having trouble, you need to see me.
DUE DATE: _______________
Alternate to Shadowing project
Sometimes finding someone to shadow can be difficult due to the
HIPAA laws (The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act of 1996).
Therefore, the following Research paper is an alternate project.
Rather than shadowing a medical professional in a field that you may
be interested in, you will research the profession and turn in a written
paper.
A typed 3 page minimum report (double spaced,12 pt),that includes
the following:
 Choose a medical profession that you have an interest in.
Research the profession.
 A minimum of 3 sources must be used. You may interview a
professional and use them as a source.
 In the research paper, include:
a. Education requirements for the career. Include colleges
in this area that offer the degree.
b. Special training required during college or after receiving
the degree (practical’s, student teaching…)
c. Certification requirements (Continual renewal
requirements?)
d. Income range- including salaries and top salaries
e. Job outlook in five or six years, will there be a demand for
this job in the future?
f. Would you be able to get a job in this area (Salem
County) or would you have to move to a big city? Where
are the jobs??
g. Do sign on bonuses exist?
h. Cost for malpractice if it exists.
i. At least a paragraph describing the overall benefits and
disadvantages of this profession. This can include your
opinion as well.
 This paper must be uploaded to turnitin.com by 11:59pm, the
day before it is due. Bring a hard copy to class on the date it is
due.