Dr. Pallavi Patel School of Health Sciences (PSHS)—Department of Physician Assistant 2025–2026 84 Policies and Procedures 2025–2026 Additional computer labs are found at each of NSU’s campuses and are available for student use during the hours the buildings are open. Student Lounge/Student Area Students who wish to relax may use student lounges during their free hours. Vending machines, pool table, and other games are provided for student use. Additional student lounges are available at the Denver, Fort Myers, Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, Palm Beach, Puerto Rico, and Tampa Bay regional campuses. Students have always shown responsibility for general cleanliness and preventing damage to the area. The administration expects this precedent to continue in the future. Policies and Procedures Acceptance of Professional Fees The activities of students are not to be construed as the practice of medicine, optometry, pharmacy, audiology, occupational therapy, physical therapy, physician assistant, anesthesiologist assistant, cardiovascular sonography, medical sonography, respiratory therapy, nursing, dentistry, public health, nutrition/dietician, couple and family therapy, or speech-language pathology. It is a violation of the law and contrary to the policy of this university for any unlicensed person to attempt to engage in the professional practice of healthcare. Students who are appropriately licensed in a profession may engage in that professional work to the extent provided by law. Background Checks / Duty to Disclose Criminal Offenses Colleges may require students within its programs to submit to a Level 1 and/or Level 2 background check, as defined in Chapter 452, Florida Statutes, prior to admission into a health college program at NSU or at any time during the term of enrollment. Each health college or program may also establish college- or programspecific requirements for background screening of students or applicants. Accepted applicants and students in such programs are required to authorize NSU to obtain background check(s) as per adopted policy of March 2011. If the background check(s) reveal information of concern, which NSU may deem unfavorable, NSU will request that the individual provide a detailed written explanation of the information contained in this report, along with appropriate documentation (e.g., police reports). Students may also be required to authorize clinical training facilities that they are assigned to by NSU to obtain a background check, with the results reported to the clinical training facility. Students with questions concerning background checks should contact their respective college and/or academic program for more information. For programs that require students to submit to background checks, offers of admission will not be considered final until the completion of the background check(s), with results deemed favorable by the
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