Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine (NSU MD)—Master of Biomedical Sciences (M.B.S.) Program 2023–2024 94 Attendance Policy As future professionals, students are expected to conduct themselves appropriately in all curricular activities, including classroom work, laboratory work, and clinical experiences. The professionalism of a student includes arriving to educational activities on time, staying for and participating in the entire activity, using electronic devices only for coursework during the educational activity, and minimizing disruptions to the educational exercise. Certain activities are experiential and require attendance. Students are personally responsible for attending all required educational activities as specified by the course or program director. Required attendance at didactic lectures varies with the course. Students are expected to arrive at required scheduled activities on time and be ready to begin. Specific attendance and punctuality requirements for courses that vary from this policy will be included in the syllabus or may be communicated by alternate written means, such as email or notice on course websites. Students who will be absent from a required activity must contact the M.B.S. Program Office at mbsprogram@nova.edu, and fill out the Time-Off Request Form that can be found at nova.edu/webforms /mbs/time-off-request/index.html. Excused Absences During the educational program, time off is given at the discretion of the M.B.S. Program Office in consultation with the course director and may or may not be granted. It is expected that M.B.S. students will make every effort to minimize or eliminate the need for absences during required scheduled activities. Unexpected Absences If an M.B.S. student has an emergency or illness that prevents the student from attending a scheduled activity, the student is expected to notify the M.B.S. Program Office by email at mbsprogram@nova. edu. It is the responsibility of the student to submit a Time-Off Request Form with the reason and documentation supporting the absence and within 48 hours of the missed activity. The student should also notify the faculty member responsible for teaching the specific session, or course director. Unexcused absences demonstrate unprofessional behavior by the student. Attendance, including tardiness, is part of the evaluation for professionalism, and poor evaluations may result in decreased grades and, in severe cases, referral to the GPC. Absences for Religious Holidays NSU MD abides by the NSU University-Wide Religious Holiday Policy. We urge you to read the entire policy and be aware of the details. See the NSU Student Handbook, NSU University-Wide Religious Holiday Policy section. Visit nova.edu/studentconduct/religious-holiday-policy.html for more information. A student with a personal religious belief, requesting to be excused from class or an educational activity for a work-restricted religious holiday, shall notify the NSU dean of students, at bj379@nova.edu or (954) 262-7281, within three calendar days after the start of the semester in which the holiday will fall.
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