KPCOM Student Handbook 2024-2025

Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine (KPCOM)—Osteopathic Medicine Program 2024–2025 165 complete the rotation before this administrative break in enrollment begins. The administrative break in enrollment will begin with one of the next two clinical rotation blocks, as determined by the Office of Clinical Education. During this time, the student must establish an academic counseling relationship with the Department of Medical Education. The student must retake the boards during the last week of the time away from training or as soon as possible thereafter (according to NBOME open examination times). The student will return to the scheduled clinical rotations pending the results of the COMLEX Level 2-CE exam. 5. A student who has failed COMLEX Level 2-CE a second time (second failure) will be removed from clinical rotations and placed on a mandatory administrative break in enrollment. The student must enroll in a structured board review program (4-12 weeks) that is approved by the assistant dean of Medical Education, and must take the examination for the third attempt by week 13, or as soon as possible, according to NBOME availability. This program is at the student’s own expense. If a student is on rotations when failing the second attempt, the student may complete the rotation before this administrative break in enrollment begins. The student will return to the scheduled clinical rotations pending the results of the COMLEX Level 2-CE exam. 6. S tarting with students who matriculated in the fall of 2018, any student who has not received a passing grade for COMLEX Level 2-CE after the third attempt (see Completion Requirements for COMLEX Examinations) will be referred to the SPC and will be subject to dismissal. 7. S tudents who fail to comply with any of the above set testing date requirements, for 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 or as soon as possible thereafter (according to NBOME open examination times). 8. S tudents 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 or as soon as possible thereafter) will be put on behavioral probation and are required to fulfill the requirement within 30 days or as soon as possible thereafter (according to NBOME open examination times). 9. 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 or as soon as possible thereafter) will have to appear before the SPC and are subject to disciplinary action, up to, and including, dismissal. 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. 2. Students must notify the Office of 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 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. 3. S tudents should coordinate with the clinical assistant dean, other students, and educators at clinical sites to ensure that patient care and education is disrupted as little as possible.

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