Hi, Micky: If you know a hospital-based LC, ask if you can come in and observe her seeing mothers. Most hospitals require that a student sign a statement of confidentiality and if you will be doing hands on they will probably ask for proof of current TB test. The "they" that I'm referring to is usually the hospital's HR department. This is the procdure I follow when I have students - nursing or medical students, graduate students, LC- to-bes. Have never had a problem arise, but it does help to directly contact the person you want to work with. Contacting the hospital's HR department directly will usually get you a blank stare or silence on the phone. Hope this helps. Pam Hirsch, RN,BSN,CLC Clinical Lead, Lactation Services Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington, IL USA *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html