Overview
Students must attend a school with an active affiliation agreement in order to come on any Cleveland Clinic in Florida campus for an educational opportunity. All health professions education affiliation agreement requests are reviewed by Health Professions Education personnel, and the Administrator of Florida Health Professions Education and has legal signature authority for all Health Professions affiliation agreements.
New Agreements
Before completing the affiliation request form, please note the following:
New Agreements (i.e., no current agreement for a health professions program exists between Cleveland Clinic and the academic institution)
Multiple factors are considered when approving requests for affiliation agreements. These factors include, but are not limited to:
- Location of the school in relation to the Cleveland Clinic in Florida facilities.
- Current and anticipated workforce needs of Cleveland Clinic in Florida.
- Volume of anticipated placement requests in the discipline(s) requested.
- Program accreditation status.
The term of new affiliation agreements are a standard of five years.
Renewal Agreements
Before completing the affiliation request form, please note the following:
Renewal Agreements (i.e., a current health professions affiliation agreement exists between Cleveland Clinic and the academic institution)
We consider the following when approving affiliation agreement requests:
- Annual number of students placed at Cleveland Clinic facilities from the academic program.
- Annual number of program graduates who both had clinical rotations at Cleveland Clinic facilities and were hired by Cleveland Clinic.
- Current and anticipated workforce needs of Cleveland Clinic.
- Program accreditation status.
The term of renewed agreements (e.g., one, three or five years) may vary depending on the above.
