2021 - 2022 COM Student Handbook

VIII Nova Southeastern University Student Handbook Professional Accreditation.................................. 107 Accreditation Standards and Grievance Procedures.................................. 107 Academic Services and Student Support.......108 KPCOM Office of Student Affairs......................108 KPCOM Office of Medical Education................108 A. Advising...............................................................109 1. Academic Advising........................................109 2. Career Counseling/Advising......................109 3. Administration/Faculty Office Hours.......110 B. Student Health....................................................110 1. Health Insurance..............................................110 2. Immunizations and Physical Examination Requirements.........................110 3. Student Health and Safety Requirements for Clinical Training............ 112 4. Student Health Services............................... 113 5. Student Behavioral/Mental Health Counseling.......................................... 113 6. Incidents of Exposure to Contagious Diseases................................ 113 7. Anatomy Lab Personal Protective Equipment.................................... 114 C. Background Investigation and Screening....114 1. Prior to Matriculation...................................... 114 2. For Clinical Training....................................... 114 D. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).................... 115 Academic and Curriculum Policies and Procedures. ..................................115 A. General.................................................................. 115 1. Student Contact Information....................... 115 2. Student Responsibility to Obtain Information.................................... 115 3. Academic Records......................................... 116 4. Course and Instructor Evaluations............ 116 5. American Heart Association Certification Requirements.......................... 117 6. Library Skills..................................................... 117 7. Student Travel for KPCOM............................ 118 8. Tuition Payment.............................................. 119 B. Graduation........................................................... 119 1. Requirements................................................... 119 2. Commencement Ceremony Participation...............................120 3. Degree Conferral/Graduation....................120 C. Academic Standing..........................................120 1. M1 and M2 Course Years of Study..............120 2. M3 and M4 Course Years of Study............. 121 3. Matriculation and Continuous Enrollment................................ 122 4. Satisfactory Academic Progress.............. 123 D. Academic Promotion....................................... 123 1. Student Grades............................................... 123 2. Grade Calculations........................................ 124 3. Course Reexamination and Remediation............................................ 124 4. Clinical Rotation Grading............................ 126 5. Course Completion and Promotion.......... 128 6. Matriculation into M4 Year.......................... 128 7. Learning Outcomes Assessment Plan During M1 and M2 Years...................... 128 8. During M3 and M4 Years............................. 129 E. Clinical Education..............................................130 1. Preclerkship Seminar.....................................130 2. Clinical Rotations/Core Clinical Campus..............................................130 3. Core Campus Site/Clinical Training Site Selection Process..................130 4. M3 and M4 Core Rotations.......................... 131 5. M4 Selective and Elective Rotations........ 132 6. M3 and M4—Rural and Urban Underserved Rotations................................ 132 F. Transitioning to Graduate Medical Education............................................. 133 1. Match Participation—National Residency Matching Program (NRMP).... 133 2. Medical Student Performance Evaluation (MSPE)......................................... 133 3. Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS)....................... 134 G. Academic Deficiencies.................................... 134 1. Course Examination Failures....................... 134 2. Course Failures............................................... 134 3. Eligibility for Remediation........................... 134 4. NBOME COMLEX Examination Failures.................................... 136 5. Rotation Failures............................................ 136 6. Rotation Failures, Reevaluation, Remediation, and Dismissal Appeal Process.............................................. 137 7. In Progress Rotation Policy......................... 137 H. Leave of Absence (LOA)................................. 137