KPCOM - Student Handbook 2024-2025

Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine (KPCOM)—Osteopathic Medicine Program 2024–2025 136 not permitted to offer or receive any form of compensation to swap core rotation assignments with any other students. The Office of Clinical Education must be notified of all swaps. Written-Petition Opportunity For three business days after the swap week, students who are still dissatisfied with their core campus assignment can, in writing, petition the dean for a change of assignment. These are submitted to the associate dean of Clinical Education who presents them to the dean. The dean has final authority over the granting of the written petition. Final Distribution of Assignments The final list of core campus site assignments will be distributed to the students after the writtenpetition opportunity. All assignments are considered final after this date. 3. M3 and M4 Core Rotations a. All Core Rotations, Other than Emergency Medicine Core rotations are assigned by the Office of Clinical Education in four-week blocks. Core rotations may not be changed by the student. An M3 core rotation may be exchanged with the M4 Emergency Medicine Core Rotation by administration of the Department of Clinical Education when a rotation availability issue arises. See Clinical Rotations/Core Clinical Campus above and the HPD Catalog for rotation information. If the student calls the clinical site in an attempt to change a core rotation assignment, the student will be referred to the KPCOM Student Progress Committee, and a disciplinary action may be taken, up to, and including, dismissal from the college. b. Emergency Medicine Core Rotation The Emergency Medicine Rotation must be four weeks long. During those four weeks, students must comply with the duty times offered by the site/preceptor but must complete, at minimum, 14 12-hour shifts to fulfill requirement. Any remaining time during the four weeks may be used for board study time or academic preparation for the ER COMAT. The four-week ER block may not be shortened to start another rotation. The Emergency Medicine Core Rotation block will be assigned by the Office of Clinical Education. Students may not swap Emergency Medicine Core Rotation blocks. 4. M4 Selective and Elective Rotations a. Elective Rotations Students are responsible for setting up their own elective rotations. These rotationsmay be conducted in almost any site of the students’ choosing; however, the designated preceptor must be board certified in the discipline indicated, and hold an active medical license with no restrictions in the appropriate state or jurisdiction.

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