2021 - 2022 COM Student Handbook

Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine (KPCOM)—Osteopathic Medicine Program 2021–2022 156 − Students who earn at least a minimum score of 450 on the required COMSAE will be eligible to take the COMLEX Level 1 examination. • Students who do not earn at least a minimum score of 450 on the first administration of the COMSAE must meet with a faculty adviser in the Department of Medical Education to review the individual performance profile and establish an individualized study plan. Students are required to complete the study plan and retake the COMSAE as part of COM 6990. Students who achieve at least a minimum score of 450 on the second administration of the COMSAE will be eligible to take the COMLEX Level 1 examination. • Students who do not earn at least a minimum score of 450 on the second administration of the COMSAE will be required to meet with a faculty adviser in the Department of Medical Education to review the individual performance profiles from the first and second attempts and establish an individualized study plan. The students are required to complete the study plan prior to taking the third and final COMSAE. Failure to achieve at least a minimun score of 450 on the third and final administration of the COMSAE will result in failure of the COM 6990 course, and those students will not be eligible to take the COMLEX Level 1. Students who fail the COM 6990 course for the first time will retake the course, which will provide three separate opportunities to achieve at least a minimum score of 450 in the same manner as prescribed for the first attempt at COM 6990. Students who fail the COM 6990 course for the first time will not be eligible to start rotations until successful completion of the COM 6990 course. However, all students will still be required to attend their core site orientation. Students who fail the course a second time will be referred to the SPC and will be subject to dismissal. All students who achieve at least a minimum score of 450 on the COMSAE and are in good academic standing are eligible to take COMLEX Level 1. b. Timeline for Taking COMLEX Level 1 The following pertains to students who passed all of the M2 courses at the end of their winter term or have successfully remediated M2 coursework by the end of the remediation weeks: 1. All students must have taken COMLEX Level 1 at least one time by September 30 of their M3 year. 2. Students who have failed COMLEX Level 1 must retake the examination by January 31 of their M3 year. 3. Students who have failed COMLEX Level 1 twice must retake the examination by May 31 of their M3 year. 4. Starting with students who matriculated in the fall of 2018, any student who has not received a passing grade for COMLEX Level 1 after his or her third attempt (see Completion Requirements for COMLEX Examinations) will be referred to the SPC and will be subject to dismissal. If a student has reached the end of his or her M3 curriculum with two failing COMLEX Level 1 scores, he or she will be placed on an administrative LOA until the time that he or she passes the third attempt.