KPCOM - Student Handbook 2024-2025

Nova Southeastern University Student Handbook V Mission Statement............................................ 105 Program Goals.................................................. 105 Professional Accreditation..............................106 Accreditation Standards and Grievance Procedures......................................106 Core Performance Standards for Admission and Progress—Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Program............................................ 107 Intellectual, Conceptual, Integrative, and Qualitative Abilities. .............................................. 107 Interpersonal Communication............................108 Motor Skills...............................................................108 Strength and Mobility...........................................108 Hearing......................................................................109 Visual. ........................................................................109 Tactile. .......................................................................109 Sensory.....................................................................109 ACADEMIC SERVICES AND STUDENT SUPPORT. ...........................................110 KPCOM Office of Student Affairs.....................110 KPCOM Office of Medical Education. ..............110 A. Advising. ........................................................111 1. Academic Advising.............................................. 111 2. Career Counseling/Advising............................ 112 3. Administration/Faculty Office Hours. .......... 112 B. Student Health.............................................. 113 1. Immunizations and Physical Examination Requirements.................................. 113 2. Student Health and Safety Requirements for Clinical Training................................................. 114 3. Student Health Services................................... 115 4. Student Behavioral/Mental Health Counseling................................................... 116 5. Incidents of Exposure to Contagious Diseases.............................................. 117 6. Anatomy Lab Personal Protective Equipment............................................ 117 C. Background Investigation and Screening. . 117 1. Prior to Matriculation.......................................... 117 2. For Clinical Training............................................ 117 D. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). ............................118 ACADEMIC AND CURRICULUM POLICIES AND PROCEDURES............................ 118 A. General..........................................................118 1. Student Contact Information........................... 118 2. Student Responsibility to Obtain Information................................................. 118 3. Academic Records. ............................................ 119 4. Course and Instructor Evaluations................ 119 5. American Heart Association Certification Requirements................................. 120 6. Library Skills........................................................ 120 7. Funding of Student Travel to Represent the KPCOM................................................................ 121 8. Tuition Payment................................................. 122 B. Graduation. .................................................. 122 1. Requirements. ..................................................... 122 2. Commencement Ceremony Participation. ...................................... 123 3. Degree Conferral/Graduation........................ 123 C. Academic Standing...................................... 123 1. M1 and M2 Course Years of Study.................. 123 2. M3 and M4 Course Years of Study, Predoctoral Osteopathic Principles and Practice and Research Fellowships................... 124 3. Matriculation and Continuous Enrollment......................................... 125 4. Satisfactory Academic Progress................... 125 D. Grading and Academic Promotion............. 125 1. Recusal of Academic Assessment ................ 125 2. Student Grades. ................................................. 127 3. Preclinical Grade Calculations. ...................... 128 4. Preclinical Course Reexamination................ 128 5. Preclinical Course Remediation..................... 128 6. Clinical Rotation Grading. ............................... 130 7. Clinical Rotation Reporting on Transcript ........................................................... 133 8. Course Completion and Promotion.............. 133 9. Matriculation into M4 Year.............................. 133 10. Learning Outcomes Assessment Plan During M1 and M2 Years....................................... 133 11. During M3 and M4 Years, Predoctoral Osteopathic Principles and Practice and Research Fellowships............................................ 134 E. Clinical Education. ....................................... 135 1. Clinical Rotations/Core Clinical Campus..... 135 2. Core Campus Site/Clinical Training Site Selection Process................................................... 135 3. M3 and M4 Core Rotations.............................. 136

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