What is the name of your state? Nebraska
I am currently in medical school in Omaha, Nebraska at a public institution. I will be beginning a 2 month pediatrics rotation shortly. My school does not have enough spots to accommodate the number of medical students rotating through pediatrics at any given time. As a result, they usually make 1 or 2 students drive to an off-site clinic in order to fulfill the requirements of the clerkship. Unfortunately, I am one of those students having to complete his clerkship off-site. Furthermore, the clinic I will have to work at is 45 miles away. And as the price of gasoline continues to sky-rocket, this is going to be a significant expenditure in terms of the mileage. I am estimating that I will have to spend roughly $600 over the course of the next 2 months on gasoline alone, which is an expense I simply do not have the money for, primarily because I did not budget for it. I was wondering if the university had a legal obligation to reimburse me for these extra costs, as I should theoretically be paying the same amount in tuition and reasonable "miscellaneous expenses" as my other peers to obtain the same education. I have spoken with one of the clerkship administrators and he was very unaccommodating. Any help or advice would be GREATLY appreciated!
I am currently in medical school in Omaha, Nebraska at a public institution. I will be beginning a 2 month pediatrics rotation shortly. My school does not have enough spots to accommodate the number of medical students rotating through pediatrics at any given time. As a result, they usually make 1 or 2 students drive to an off-site clinic in order to fulfill the requirements of the clerkship. Unfortunately, I am one of those students having to complete his clerkship off-site. Furthermore, the clinic I will have to work at is 45 miles away. And as the price of gasoline continues to sky-rocket, this is going to be a significant expenditure in terms of the mileage. I am estimating that I will have to spend roughly $600 over the course of the next 2 months on gasoline alone, which is an expense I simply do not have the money for, primarily because I did not budget for it. I was wondering if the university had a legal obligation to reimburse me for these extra costs, as I should theoretically be paying the same amount in tuition and reasonable "miscellaneous expenses" as my other peers to obtain the same education. I have spoken with one of the clerkship administrators and he was very unaccommodating. Any help or advice would be GREATLY appreciated!
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to reimbursement for miles. It was a given that 4 of them would pull the short straw and end up at the satellite location. I threw your question out to him to see what his opinion might be. He's still laughing.