2021 - 2022 COM Student Handbook

Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine (KPCOM)—Osteopathic Medicine Program 2021–2022 157 5. If a student is granted an LOA in the M3 year, prior to successfully passing COMLEX Level 1, the examination dates may be adjusted accordingly, subject to approval from the dean’s office. 6. Students who fail to comply with any of the above set testing date requirements the first time will receive a letter of unprofessional behavior in their academic file and are required to fulfill the requirement within 30 days of notification. Any exception must be approved in writing by the assistant dean of Osteopathic Clinical Education. 7. Students who fail to comply with the above set testing date requirements a second time (i.e., failing to fulfill the requirement within 30 days of notification) will be put on behavioral probation and are required to fulfill the requirement within 30 days. 8. Students who fail to comply with the above set testing date requirements a third time (i.e., failing to fulfill the requirement within 30 days of second notification) will have to appear before SPC and are subject to disciplinary action up to, and including, dismissal. c. Timeline for COMLEX Level 2-Cognitive Evaluation (CE) and Level 2-Performance Evaluation (PE) 1. Students will first be allowed to sit for the COMLEX-USA Level 2-PE examination after January 1 of their M3 year—provided they have passed Level 1 and are in good academic standing without probation or restrictions. 2. It is recommended that students begin scheduling testing dates to take Level 2-PE as soon as the post-January 1 dates are announced. 3. Students will first be allowed to sit for the COMLEX-USA Level 2-CE examination after completion of the M3 curriculum, provided they have passed COMLEX Level 1 and are in good academic standing without probation or restrictions. Due to the gap in testing dates between mid-May and mid-June, students should schedule their examination in mid-June, or later, of the M4 year. 4. Students may take one block for board study for COMLEX-USA Level 2-CE during their fourth academic year. This is a course that all M4 students will register for, but the timing of the block will be determined by the student. 5. Students will not be allowed any additional board study time for any USMLE Step examination. d. Release Time for COMLEX Examinations 1. Students will be allowed the day before and the day of any COMLEX-USA examination as excused absences from their clinical rotation site. Any additional time will be considered only upon written request to the Office of Osteopathic Clinical Education. 2. Students must notify the Office of Osteopathic Clinical Education of their testing date for any level of the COMLEX-USA examination one month in advance of the date of the examination. They must also notify the Office of Osteopathic Clinical Education of the dates they will be absent from their clinical rotation site and which rotation is affected. In addition, students are required to notify the clinical assistant dean, direct preceptor, or other designated administrative personnel at the training site, of the dates of their examination and the dates of their absence from the training site.