In keeping with its mission and goals, and in compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Medical Campus promotes an environment of respect and support for persons with disabilities and will make reasonable accommodations. The definition of individuals with disabilities are those who currently have, have a record of having, or are regarded as having a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activity. Major life activities include caring for oneself, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, breathing, and working.
In order to fulfill the requirements of the Healthcare Informatics Specialist program at Miami Dade College, students must be able to meet the physical demands associated with the profession. Examples of these requirements include but are not limited to the following:
Code: F = frequently O = Occasionally NA = Not Applicable
Physical Demands |
Code |
Comments |
Standing |
O |
Time is spent sitting for entering and analyzing data. Aptitude required for work of this nature requires body conditions that would not be adversely affected by lifting, carrying and balancing of time. Carrying and moving of files is frequently required. |
Walking |
F |
Sitting |
F |
Lifting (up to 125 pounds) |
NA |
Carrying |
O |
Pushing |
O |
Pulling |
O |
| Balancing |
O |
Moving of medical data from one location to another is possible only through the stooping, kneeling and reaching of the practitioner. Electronic data entry is frequently required. |
Climbing |
NA |
Crouching |
O |
Crawling |
NA |
Stooping |
O |
Kneeling |
O |
Reaching |
O |
Manual Dexterity |
F |
Tactile Sensitivity |
O |
Talking |
F |
Responding to physicians, co-workers and health care workers through hearing is necessary in the transmitting of patient information. Sight is used to enter, collect and analyze data. |
Hearing |
F |
Seeing |
F |
Communicating |
F |
Individuals applying for admission, progression to clinical courses, and graduation from a program in Nursing and Health Sciences must be able to meet the physical and emotional requirements of the academic program. In addition, students admitted to the programs in Nursing and Health Sciences must possess the following qualities:
- The emotional maturity and stability to approach highly stressful situations in a calm and rational manner.
- The ability to make clinical judgment using critical thinking
- The ability to adhere to ethical standards of conduct as well as applicable state and federal laws
- The ability to provide effective written, oral, nonverbal communication with colleagues, health care providers, and the public
Because of the unique responsibilities involved in all Allied Sciences professions, each department reserves the right to require that the student who appears to be unsuited for any program therein withdraw from the program and be guided into another curriculum of study at the college.
An individual who poses a direct threat to the health or safety of others or themselves may be denied admission, progression or graduation. The college’s determination that a person poses a direct threat will be based on an individualized assessment that relies on current medical evidence or on the best available evidence to assess the nature, duration, and severity of the risk and the probability that the potential injury will actually occur. |
