Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine (NSU MD) 2023–2024 79 may expose the offender to criminal and civil liability, and the punishment for violations may include fines and imprisonment. Offenders also may be subject to adverse employment actions, disciplinary sanctions and/or academic actions that may include, but not be limited to, a verbal or written reprimand, probation, suspension or dismissal from employment, school, and/or resident training. All students in the college are also subject to the policies of NSU’s Office of Innovation and Information Technology (OIIT), located at nova.edu/portal/oiit/policies, as well as any other applicable university policies. Prohibited Use of IT • In your professional role as a caregiver, you may not disclose the personal health information of other individuals. Removal of an individual’s name does not necessarily constitute proper de-identification of protected health information. Inclusion of data such as age, gender, race, diagnosis, date of evaluation, or type of treatment or the use of a highly specific medical photograph (such as a before/after photograph of a patient having surgery or a photograph of a patient from a medical outreach trip) may still allow the reader to recognize the identity of a specific individual, and therefore is prohibited. • You may not disclose private (protected) academic information of another student or trainee. Such information might include, but is not limited to, course or clerkship grades, narrative evaluations, examination scores, or adverse academic actions. • For students, sharing PBL information within a class is acceptable, but sharing material between classes or outside NSU is not. Many of our cases have been generously provided to us by other schools with the stipulation that they would be used only by our students. In addition, it would defeat the purpose of problem-based learning if the learning objectives, study materials, etc. were available to students encountering cases for the first time. Therefore, the use of Facebook or other social media sites by students for any PBL materials is strictly prohibited. All postings for PBL are limited to established practices and tools set by block directors, the Office of Medical Education, and NSU MD IT. • In posting information on social media sites, you may not present yourself as an official representative or spokesperson for NSU or NSU MD, unless authorized to do so by the NSU president or the dean of NSU MD, respectively. • You may not represent yourself as another person, real or fictitious, or otherwise attempt to obscure your identity to circumvent the provisions of this policy. • You must respect limited personal use permissions, when applicable, and may not utilize websites and/or applications in a manner that interferes with your official work and/or academic commitments. That is, do not consume university, hospital, or clinic technology resources for personal use when others need access for patient or business-related matters. Moreover, do not delay completion of assigned clinical responsibilities to engage in social media activities. In addition to the absolute prohibitions listed above, the actions listed below are strongly discouraged. Violations of these suggested guidelines may be considered unprofessional behavior and may be the basis for disciplinary action. Students who fail to adhere to the standards of professionalism or other applicable NSU policies regarding use of IT and social media may be subject to review by the SPAC, which may impose academic consequences.
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