Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine (KPCOM)—Department of Nutrition 2024–2025 255 experiences while on facility premises. The cost of medical services rendered is the responsibility of the individual student. Students will maintain health insurance throughout the practicum assignment, as required by policies of the HPD and NSU. It is the student’s responsibility to notify the faculty member—in writing—of any injury or illness as timely as possible. The student must provide documentation to the program director indicating the severity or extent of the injury/illness, including any required work limitations. In all cases of student absence, students will work with their preceptor and attending faculty to coordinate makeup time in the practicum setting, if needed. 8. Emergency Operations Inclement weather, facility emergencies, and other natural disasters may disrupt the student’s ability to complete coursework or SP hours. Student’s safety is of utmost importance. Closures at the university and training sites may affect normal operations on occasion, and student-learning experiences will be rescheduled accordingly. SP hours must be rescheduled to meet the requirements of the RDN program. The hours will be at the discretion of the facility and can be completed on the weekend or at the beginning or end of the regular scheduled day. A university closure does not automatically mean a student does not report to an assigned SP facility. Students should contact their facility/preceptor first, and then their instructor, for directions. 9. Meetings and Conferences Attendance at professional meetings, outside lectures, food and restaurant shows, etc., does not substitute for regularly scheduled supervised practice experiences, unless designated as part of course requirements stated in the syllabus or approved by the site preceptor as SP hours. The student should attend such events as a future professional in dietetics, to become acquainted with the field, to gain knowledge in topics of interest, and to network with practitioners. 10. Program Schedule, Vacations, and Holidays The RDN follows the policy of NSU regarding observance of religious and holidays without penalty to the student. Students will provide advance notice to their instructors in order to make up required work, including an examination, which is missed as a result of absence from class due to observance of religious holidays. If satisfactory arrangements cannot be made with the appropriate instructor(s), students may appeal to the program director and then to the head of the department in which the course is offered. 11. Student Remediation and Retention The RDN program aims to successfully graduate all its students through a challenging yet rewarding professional experience. Students receive ongoing feedback about their progress. This process is further detailed in the main program section, Assessment of Student Competency. Any concerns about a student who does not successfully meet and progress will be addressed promptly with the student by the program director. All available resources and procedures to support students will be used to complete an individual remediation and retention plan within three years total. Remediation opportunities to complete outstanding coursework or failed courses are handled at the course level. Competency remediation may take place on a custom basis, depending on the nature of the concern. Other remediation activities, such as professionalism issues, may be handled directly by the program director on an individual basis.
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