Case study $3$: NO SHOW, NO SITE

Ashton was scheduled to begin his practicum on Wednesday morning at $9$:$00$ a$.$m On Wednesday, the manager of the training site called the practicum coordinator to report that Ashton did not show up and had not contacted the staff. The practicum coordinator then contacted the student to ask why he was not in attendance. Ashton's explanation was "I did not go to my site this morning because something I ate last night did not agree with me$,$ and I have not been feeling well. Late at night I needed to take medicine so that I could sleep. I was supposed to be at my site at $9$:$00$ a$.$m$.$ today. What do I do$?"$ The student and the practicum coordinator both called the site, and fortunately the site manager was willing to issue a "grace" day in this situation and allowed Ashton to start on Thursday morning at $9$:$00$ a$.$m During this session, Ashton was reoriented by the pharmacy manager about the importance of daily attendance and professionalism, and this was reiterated by the college faculty as well. The following Monday, the practicum coordinator received another telephone call from the site manager with the report that Ashton again had not shown up and contacted the staff. This time the manager stated that this was the final chance and that the student would need to complete his practical training at another site. The practicum coordinator contacted Ashton regarding this incident, and he reported the following: $"$I$\text{'}$m so sorry. I overslept. Nobody woke me up this morning. My cell phone alarm was set, but it was underneath my pillow, and I didn't hear it$."$ Ashton was then informed that he had lost his site assignment, that he would have to arrange another one could be arranged, and that he would need to urgently and actively participate to wait until in the site search in order to expedite the process. More than a week passed before Ashton was able to resume his practicum at another site.

Giving a brief analysis of the problems and issues in this case.

Suggest basic measures this student should have taken to prevent this

If you were the site manager in this case, what inferences about Ashton would you make concerning his repeated negligence in contacting the office?

If you were a manager of a healthcare facility, would you refer this student to another facility or office for an employment interview? Think about how this piffall will automatically give a student a negative reputation professionally, as well as what losses to the student may result.