Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences (PCHCS)—Department of Physician Assistant 2023–2024 245 Specific questions regarding the program and its plans should be directed to the program director and/or the appropriate institutional official(s). The program’s accreditation history can be viewed on the ARC-PA website at arc-pa.org/accreditation -history-nova-se-university-jacksonville. Dress Code Students in the Physician Assistant (PA) program—Jacksonville are expected to comply with the dress code as outlined by the PCHCS policy. Dress should be neat, pressed, and cleaned as necessary to affect a professional image and appearance. If staining does not permit complete cleaning, the clothing item should be immediately replaced. Daily dress code shall be program-approved navy blue scrubs during class hours, Monday through Friday. Sandals and open-toed shoes are not permitted at any time in clinical or practical areas, physical assessment lab, patient simulation, or other clinical sites. Students in the didactic phase of the curriculum will be required to wear a uniform for physical diagnosis lab and other laboratory exercises throughout the curriculum. Students are required to wear the programapproved laboratory uniform. All students must be prepared and able to remove their T-shirt for thoracic, cardiac, chest wall, and abdominal examinations. Therefore, female students must wear a sports bra beneath their T-shirt. Because of the nature of the exams, tank tops are not permitted in lieu of a sports bra. Athletic shoes and socks must be worn at all times in the lab, except as dictated by the instructor. For all clinical setting encounters in the didactic year, students are required to wear an approved NSU navy polo shirt and gray pants. • No active wear, denim, crop, or capri pants may be worn. • Skirts with a skirt length no shorter than two inches above the knee may be worn. • Shoes with heels no greater than two inches may be worn. Students in the clinical phase of the curriculum will be required to wear lab coats (short, intern style) with prescribed patches and embroidery while attending all clinical-year rotations and activities, including end-of-rotation activities on campus. Initial purchase and subsequent replacement of any uniform items and lab coats are the responsibility of the student. Academic Promotions and Progression The progress of each student through the curriculum requires continuous, satisfactory academic and professional performance. No student may advance to the clinical year of study without satisfactorily completing all of the requirements for the didactic year’s courses. In addition, no student may complete the clinical-year curriculum and graduate without satisfactorily completing all of the requirements for the clinical-year coursework. Any student failing a course or failing to exhibit satisfactory professional behavior will be referred to the CSP. (See information regarding the CSP in the Academic Standing section of this handbook.)
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