Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine (KPCOM)—Osteopathic Medicine Program 2024–2025 153 Students must be scheduled for a minimum of one day in seven free of clinical work and required education (when averaged over four weeks). At-home call cannot be assigned on these free days. This can be accomplished by having the students off every other weekend or other individual scheduling. Students must be given one day off after ten days of consecutive work of 12-hour shifts. Whether students receive a holiday off is determined by the assigned institution (i.e., the site’s clinical assistant dean or preceptor). The school does not exempt students from working on holidays or weekends. A student’s schedule shall be arranged such that the student’s time off does not conflict with scheduled formal education programs developed for students. Students shall be assigned activities on, or related to, their current service rotation only. f. COMAT Examinations Failure to show for a scheduled COMAT examination by the student will count as a failure. This failure will count toward the two attempts at a COMAT exam required to pass a rotation. The Office of Clinical Education will reschedule the COMAT examination for the student at the next available date offered. 3. For Medical Outreach Trips a. During Preclinical Training The Office of Preclinical Education supports KPCOM’s efforts to expose medical students to the practice of medicine in underserved communities and nations, while at the same time recognizing the importance of a strong academic background in medicine and patient care. KPCOM medical outreach trips are scheduled to have minimal impact on preclinical coursework. Students who are not in good academic standing are not allowed to participate on medical outreach trips. OMS1 students may not participate in any medical outreach trip during the M1 fall semester. b. During Clinical Training The Office of Clinical Education supports KPCOM’s efforts to expose medical students to the practice of medicine in underserved communities and nations. During their clinical training years, students may utilize elective, selective, and independent study time to participate in the many medical outreach trips that KPCOM supports. However, scheduling of assigned core rotations will not be altered or rearranged to allow students to participate in medical outreach trips. This is due to the many complex components involved in the scheduling of core rotations, as well as the essential relationships that must be maintained with our clinical training partners. In keeping with the minimum two weeks of rotation, the medical outreach trip must be two weeks in length to receive academic credit. Any medical outreach trip that is less than two weeks in length will not be counted as an elective.
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