Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine (NSU MD) 2024–2025 95 Glossary of Terms The following terms and abbreviations are used in the NSU MD Student Handbook. AAMC Association of American Medical Colleges, a nonprofit organization that includes U.S. and Canadian medical schools, teaching hospitals, health systems, and academic and scientific societies; represents faculty members, medical students, and residents ACGME Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, the organization that accredits residency programs and institutions such as hospitals and medical schools that sponsor residency programs ADASA Assistant Dean of Admissions and Student Affairs Allopathic Leading to an M.D. degree Block Integrated basic science course in the preclerkship curriculum (fundamentals followed by six organ-systems courses) CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Course Integrated clinical course in the preclerkship curriculum (Practice of Medicine or “POM”) FA Faculty Adviser FAFSA Free Application for Federal Student Aid FERPA Family Education Rights and Privacy Act, as amended from time to time Faculty Refers to members of the faculty of NSU MD GME Graduate Medical Education, refers to residency programs that follow medical school HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus HSCC Henderson Student Counseling Center IQ Case Inquiry or Case-Based Learning LCME Liaison Committee on Medical Education, the organization that accredits medical schools in the United States M.B.S. Master of Biomedical Sciences (degree offered by NSU MD’s M.B.S. program) MSPE Medical Student Performance Evaluation or Dean’s Letter Medical Student Refers to any person who is enrolled in or seeking an M.D. degree from NSU MD (“Student” refers both to medical students and to students enrolled in the program leading to an M.B.S. degree from NSU MD)
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy NDE4MDg=