2021 - 2022 COM Student Handbook

Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine (KPCOM)—Graduate Certificate in Health Professions Preparation Program 2021–2022 372 The dean of the college has established the following code of conduct (the code), which shall apply to all students enrolled in the college. Students enrolled in the college are expected to adhere to behavior consistent with the high standards of the medical profession. Compliance with institutional regulations as well as city, state, and federal laws is expected. Certificate in Health Professions Preparation students shall act honorably and ethically at all times. Dishonesty, unethical, or other designated inappropriate conduct will not be tolerated. It is not possible to enumerate all forms of inappropriate behavior, some of which could raise serious questions concerning a student’s ability to continue in the academic program or to practice after graduation. Below, however, are the general rules and policies that shall apply to all students. A. Academic Dishonesty The College holds its students to the highest standards of intellectual integrity. Therefore, the attempt of any student to take any examination by improper means, present work that the student has not performed, or aid and abet any other student in any dishonest academic act or having direct knowledge of such without reporting it, may subject the offending student to a meeting before the Graduate Student Progress and Advising Committee (SPAC) and subsequent dismissal from the college (see Policies and Procedures for Alleged Code of Conduct Violations section in this handbook). B. Attendance Attendance is mandatory for all scheduled classes. The KPCOM Certificate in Health Professions Preparation is a full-time program and scheduling is subject to change for any reason during the semester. In the event the university cancels classes, all classes will be rescheduled at the faculty’s earliest availability and the attendance requirement will remain in effect. It is recommended that students do not take on any outside activities which might impact their ability to be academically successful or meet the attendance requirement. If a student is absent for a mandatory class session, it is the responsibility of the student to contact both the course director and the director of the Certificate in Health Professions Preparation Program either prior to the session or within 24 hours of the missed session. Attendance will be taken at each class. It is the responsibility of the student to be present at that time. Students arriving after class attendance has been taken will be given an unexcused absence and will lose the points indicated below. To determine if an absence is excused of unexcused, the student must supply the director of the Certificate in Health Professions Preparation written documentation for the reason he or she was not in attendance at the session. The Certificate in Health Professions Preparation designates the following to be excused absences: a. death and funeral in the immediate family (spouse, partner, parent, grandparent, in-law, sibling, child, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew) b. personal illness, only when diagnosed and documented in writing by the physician who evaluated and treated the student at the time of the absence