Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine (NSU MD) 2023–2024 8 Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine Introduction Welcome to Nova Southeastern University! Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU’s) goal is to provide students with an educational experience that prepares them to become leaders in the endeavor to improve human health, participate in a rapidly changing world, and to do so with a commitment to the highest moral and ethical standards. One of the many goals of this student handbook is to make clear the important ethical standards expected of the students. Honesty and integrity in academic achievement, personal growth, and development are encouraged through the publication of these standards and statements of desired values and attitudes. All students are encouraged to read these statements and integrate them into their daily lives. Being part of the university community provides many opportunities to exercise individual rights, but it also requires the assumption of responsibilities. Students should take responsibility to serve as leaders in promoting compassion for others and challenging prejudice against all individuals and groups. Enjoy your university and medical school experience and maintain it at a level of personal integrity and caring, which will reflect well upon you and Nova Southeastern University. We wish you the very best of success. —The faculty and staff members of Nova Southeastern University’s Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine (NSU MD) The NSU MD Student Handbook is developed and maintained by NSU MD’s Office of Student Affairs and the Master of Biomedical Sciences (M.B.S.) program office, with input from faculty and staff members and administrators from the college and Nova Southeastern University. The information contained in the handbook should serve as a guide for students throughout their academic, clinical, and extracurricular life as members of the NSU community and specifically as medical students, or as students enrolled in the M.B.S. program. All students must always abide by the applicable policies and guidelines in the student handbook. Certain policies and procedures in the handbook also apply to faculty and staff members who are employed or provide volunteer services to NSU and NSU MD. The basic premise for these student guidelines is the understanding that individual rights are accompanied by responsibilities. By becoming enrolled medical or master’s students in NSU MD, students also become members of the larger NSU community and thus, acquire rights in, as well as responsibilities to, the entire university community. Students must abide by all university policies, including the HPD Policies and Procedures and the NSU Student Handbook that follow this handbook. These policies are published annually by the NSU Division of Student Affairs and Health Professions Division (HPD) administration. Updates are made as needed and are posted on the NSU MD Student Policies website.
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