2021 - 2022 COM Student Handbook

Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine (KPCOM)—Department of Nutrition 2021–2022 311 G. Disciplinary/Termination Procedures Incompetent behavior or behavior that puts a patient at risk or jeopardizes the preceptor, facility, or faculty’s safety or reputation will result in disciplinary action up to, and including, immediate dismissal. The program reserves the right to discipline or dismiss a student for infractions deemed serious by the program. This information in this section is provided as a supplement to the Grievance and Appeals policies contained in the college Student Handbook in greater detail. Serious violations that would result in immediate dismissal from the program include, but are not limited to: 1. harm to patient, client, faculty, preceptor, etc. 2. theft 3. drug or alcohol use while in a facility or class 4. violation of any ACEND Code of Ethics guidelines Inappropriate and/or unprofessional behaviors will be documented, as follows: (1) upon being informed of an alleged infraction, the program director and/or faculty member or preceptor will conference with the student; (2) written incident report will be filed in the student’s record. The first infraction will result in a verbal warning with documentation in the student’s file; (3) the second infraction will result in a write-up with documentation in the student’s file; (4) the third infraction will result in immediate dismissal from the program; (5) if in the last semester of the program (near graduation) and the program policies are violated with a serious infraction, the student may or may not be able to graduate; and (6) if the student graduates, he or she may or may not obtain a verification statement. The program reserves the right to withhold a verification statement if serious violations of any program policies occur. 5. facility, university, and community authorities will be contacted as appropriate H. Graduation Requirements Graduation requirements are detailed within the main section of this student handbook. In addition, students in the M.S. in Nutrition degree professional practice concentration (RDN) are eligible for graduation and to receive an ACEND Verification Statement, when the student • satisfactorily completes, with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0, or higher, and within three years (9 semesters) of matriculation, the course of study required for the concentration (a minimum of 74 credit hours) • successfully completes all supervised practice requirements • successfully passes the comprehensive examination Upon satisfactory completion of degree requirements, the student is expected to attend, in person, the commencement program, at which time the degree is conferred. Students who do not plan to attend the commencement ceremonies must notify the program office before the established deadline for the commencement application.