Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine (NSU MD) 2023–2024 37 determination of the grade of the student. The resident physician should contact the director of Student Affairs, who will contact the residency program directly to inform the program of the relationship. The director shall also alert the course/clerkship director immediately about the need to change the assignments to ensure that the resident will have no influence on the assessment or determination of the grade of the student. Reporting Potential or Actual Conflict of Interest and Academic Scheduling At the beginning of each course, rotation, or clerkship at NSU MD, the Office of Medical Education provides students and faculty members with a small group facilitator, preceptor, attending, and/or clinical site assignments as a routine part of the scheduling process. Students and faculty members must report any potential and/or actual conflicts of interest with one another that might necessitate a change in assignments. Regarding the psychiatry clerkship, information about potential teacher/physician dual relationship will be provided to the students on the first day. Students are told that if they have seen a clinician at the facility as a patient, they should notify the curriculum coordinator, who will modify the schedule to avoid activities with the clinician in question without alerting the site director as to the purpose of the schedule change. If a change in assignment needs to be made because of any of the aforementioned conflicts, the type of conflict will generally not be disclosed to the individuals involved, in the interest of privacy. The course administrator(s) will be instructed to facilitate such requests without inquiring as to the nature of the conflict of interest. Students have the obligation to avoid small groups, preceptor assignments, and clinical sites, as well as specific clerkship and elective rotations where evaluating faculty members have a close or personal relationship with them. Final schedules and assignments remain at the discretion of NSU MD. United States Medical Licensing Exams (USMLE) Policy To become fully licensed to practice medicine in the United States, individuals must pass all three USMLE Step exams. This policy describes the required components of the USMLE during medical school and the implications for the residency match and graduation. All students must take the USMLE Step 1 exam before beginning clinical clerkships and must receive a passing score. Students must take and pass the USMLE Step 2 CK (Clinical Knowledge) exam prior to graduation. Students are expected to take and pass each examination by the deadlines for that examination set forth in the policy below. USMLE Step 1 Examination Scheduling of Step 1 Students in the class of 2024 are required to take the USMLE Step 1 examination no later than the day prior to the first day of the Year 3 curriculum. Students who delay taking Step 1 until after this date may not be able to begin clerkship rotations with their peers.
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