Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine (NSU MD) 2023–2024 66 Attendance/Severe Weather Policy Cancellation of required clinical activities because of severe weather or disaster will be addressed pursuant to NSU and NSU MD’s emergency policies. Should an emergency arise at any of NSU’s campuses or sites, critical information will be accessible through the NSU Hotline at 800-256-5065, on the NSU website at nova.edu, or on the SharkTube video network. In addition, NSU continually tests the voice and text messaging component of the Emergency Notification System with test messages to all NSU students and faculty and staff members. As possible, alerts will be posted on NSU’s emergency alert page (nova.edu/emergency) and NSU MD’s Alert page (md.nova.edu/emergency). Students are responsible for checking emails and university or hospital websites for updated procedures and protocols. In the case of a loss of all methods of communication, students should follow general recommendations from the NSU Severe Weather Policy and exercise their own judgment in considering personal and public safety. In the event of severe weather or a natural disaster that interrupts or has the potential to interrupt normal operations, students will be contacted by the Office of Student Affairs and/or the Office of Medical Education with instructions pertaining to class and clinical rotation attendance. If there are any questions, concerns, or doubts regarding travel to school or to a clinical rotation, students should always err on the side of caution and seek and remain in safe shelter. Students will be notified as soon as possible—if specific clinical sites are closed or activities are canceled— with postings and updates on Canvas or through their NSU email account. Evaluation Completion Policy Our Values Students’ evaluations play a vital and essential part of the continual improvement of NSU MD’s education programs and all aspects of NSU MD. Our students’ feedback is critical to the medical profession and reflects the mutual obligation that teachers and learners have to provide constructive commentary to each other as they seek to improve and enhance their performance. Consequently, all students are expected to actively participate in the college’s comprehensive evaluation program. The Office of Medical Education (OME) collects and compiles evaluation data, which are analyzed by the Office of Educational Standards and Quality (OESQ) to provide anonymized reports and analysis to the appropriate curriculum committees. These committees, in conjunction with the OME, utilize the data to formulate and implement curriculum improvement and faculty development strategies. To attain valuable participation of every student in the evaluation process, the OME has established the following policy. Mandatory Completion Students are expected to complete all assigned faculty teaching evaluations; final evaluation of blocks, courses, and clerkships; and evaluations of other aspects of the educational program as part of their professional responsibilities at NSU MD. Evaluations students must complete will be assigned at appropriate times throughout the curriculum, with a clearly designated time frame for completion. Faculty and staff members of NSU MD commit to assigning as few evaluations as possible to achieve the goal of ongoing curricular improvements and faculty development/evaluation. Should a student receive an evaluation for a nonmandatory session the student did not attend, the student is expected to complete a few questions on why the student chose not to attend and what alternative resources the student used to master the material covered in the session.
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