VI Nova Southeastern University Student Handbook Medical Library...................................................97 OFFICE OF STUDENT AFFAIRS...........................98 Focusing on Medical Student Success and Wellness..................................................... 98 Office of Student Affairs Overview.................. 98 Professional Staff.............................................. 99 Medical and M.B.S. Student Well-Being......... 99 Counseling Services for Students...................100 Personal Counseling.............................................100 Professionals Resource Network (PRN)...........101 Academic Counseling...........................................102 Financial Counseling.............................................105 Tuition Refund Policy............................................105 Matriculation Policies............................................106 NSU STUDENT MEDICAL CENTER....................106 Ziff Health Care Center: Comprehensive, On-Campus Health Care Options ..................107 NSU PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES.......................108 EMERGENCY, HURRICANE, AND SEVERE WEATHER PROCEDURES..........108 In Emergency Situations.................................108 Parking and Traffic Policies.............................108 CONTACT INFORMATION FOR ACCREDITING AND GOVERNING AGENCIES.....................................109 NSU MD TECHNICAL STANDARDS.....................110 Introduction.......................................................110 Technical (Nonacademic) Standards for Admission.....................................................111 Background Checks/Continuing Duty to Disclose.........................................................112 Students with Disabilities.................................113 Academic Accommodation(s) Appellate Process and Guidelines.........................................114 ACADEMIC AFFAIRS...........................................115 Academic Calendar, University Holidays, and Medical Student Schedule Commitments...................................115 Academic Evaluation and the CompetencyBased Grading System......................................116 Blocks, Courses, and Clerkships.........................116 NSU MD General Competencies.........................117 NSU MD Grades and Transcript..........................117 Grades................................................................ 117 Determination of Grades for Preclerkship Blocks/Courses. ................................................ 118 Reporting of Points ...............................................119 Remediation of Summative Assessments ......119 Timing of Formative Feedback ..........................119 Determination of Grades for Clerkships and Electives ...........................................................119 Remediation of Summative Assessments .....120 Timing of Formative Feedback ..........................121 Fail and In Progress Grades in Permanent Student Records......................................................121 NSU MD Assessments.......................................121 Narrative Assessment of Student Performance.............................................121 Examinations........................................................... 122 Required Formative Assessments....................122 Grade and Competency Reports ....................123 Class Standing and Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA).....................................................123 Student Supervision in Clinical Settings........123 Background.............................................................. 123 Principles and Procedures on Student Supervision in Clinical Settings..........................124 Responsibility of Course and Clerkship Directors................................................124 Responsibility of (On-site) Supervising Faculty Members....................................................124 Levels of Supervision ...........................................124 Monitoring Compliance with Supervision Policies...............................................125 Process for Requesting an Alternative Site Assignment ..............................................126 Policy on Recusal from Academic Evaluation of Students by Faculty Members..............................................126 United States Medical Licensing Exams (USMLE) Policy.................................................128 USMLE Step 1 Examination..................................128 USMLE Step 2 Examination.................................129 STUDENT ACADEMIC FILES..............................129
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