Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine (KPCOM)—Master of Science in Foundational and Integrated Medical Sciences 2024–2025 289 Students must demonstrate an understanding of the manner in which different people perceive health and illness and respond to various symptoms, diseases, and treatments. Medical students should learn to recognize and appropriately address biases in health care delivery, while considering first the health of the patient. Students who exhibit unprofessional and culturally offensive behavior will be referred to the appropriate student progress and advising committee (SPC/SPAC) and/or proper authorities for disciplinary action and may be subject to dismissal. Academic and Behavioral Disciplinary Sanctions Readmission Policy If a student is dismissed or withdraws from the college, the student may not apply for admission for the following year’s class. Any applicant applying for readmission must do so through the Office of Admissions of the HPD and must follow the same procedure as any new applicant. All readmissions are determined solely at the discretion of the dean. The student’s prior academic record will remain part of the student’s overall academic record and will be recorded on the permanent transcript. If readmitted, none of the student’s prior grades will be used in calculating the student’s new grade point average. Grievances and Appeals Appeals Policy for Grading Disputes Examination Question Challenge Students may challenge examination questions on written course examinations. Students desiring to challenge a question must submit their concern(s) in writing to their class’ test challenge/question committee representative. All concerns about questions are to go to this individual who would then send/present the challenges to the director of the M.S. in Foundational and Integrated Medical Sciences program within 48 hours from the conclusion of the exam administration. The concerns will be reviewed in the process of the grading of the examination.
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