2021 - 2022 COM Student Handbook

Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine (KPCOM)—Osteopathic Medicine Program 2021–2022 115 D. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) To be eligible to enter any patient care environment as a medical student, students must first complete Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) training. M1 students must complete this training after acceptance into the D.O. program but prior to the first day of class. Students must adhere to all training site requirements, including repeating HIPAA training when requested. Academic and Curriculum Policies and Procedures A. General 1. Student Contact Information It is the students’ responsibility to keep their mailing addresses, phone numbers, and emergency contact information up to date on Self-Service Banner. All students are required to update their personal information on Self-Service Banner immediately as changes occur. Noncompliance may result in disciplinary action. KPCOM students must also notify the KPCOM Office of Student Affairs of any name change at the time it is updated in Self-Service Banner. 2. Student Responsibility to Obtain Information Each student enrolled in the college is individually responsible for knowledge of the current academic regulations, the general and specific requirements, and the operational policies, as contained in the KPCOM Student Handbook , the Health Professions Division Catalog , and other official documents or announcements of the college, regardless of the method of communication. For example, students are responsible for being aware of their grades, the procedures for remediation, and the times and locations of all examinations, regardless of the method in which the information was communicated. All students are required to maintain and access their NSU email account regularly for any official college or university communications that may be sent via email (see section on Specific University Policies and Procedures). Students traveling to areas without Internet access must purchase a personal hot spot or other method to access the Internet. All electronic communication between students and faculty members or administrators must be made using only the official NSU email accounts.