Selecting a Clinic Site
Refer to the top assignment listed by the letter of your last name found below. This option will be used for at least one of the weekly assignments and the Final Project.
- Option 1 – Last names beginning with A – H: Primary Care Clinic
- Option 2 – Last names beginning with I – P: Surgical Care Clinic
- Option 3 – Last names beginning with Q – Z: Dermatology Clinic
Your healthcare organization has charged you as project manager for establishing a new clinic. Using real estate available in your area, identify three potential sites for your new assigned clinic. When deciding on a site to locate a clinic, four key considerations are: convenience, ease of access, connections to the community, and visibility. Using these factors and two additional factors of your choice, develop a model for selecting the ideal site for your clinic. Summarize why you selected the site. Include in your report a comparison of the three sites and include at a minimum:
- Site location/address
- URL for the site
- Square footage of the site
- Monthly rent
- Cost per square foot
- A minimum of six factors for selecting the site
- Recommendation and rationale for site.
A sample template Download sample template you may use is available in the online classroom.
The assignment
- Must be two to three double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Writing CenterLinks to an external site..
- Must include a separate title page with the following:
- Title of paper
- Student’s name
- Course name and number
- Instructor’s name
- Date submitted
- Must use at least four sources in addition to the course text.
- The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.
- Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Writing Center.
- Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Writing Center.
