Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine (KPCOM)—Osteopathic Medicine Program 2023–2024 147 The college reserves the right to require attendance at other designated lectures and presentations, as well as dean’s hours. Students will be notified via NSU email of any announced mandatory class or meeting no less than one school day prior to any mandatory session, whenever possible. If a student is absent for a mandatory class session, it is the responsibility of the student to contact the KPCOM Office of Preclinical Education at preclinsupport@nova.edu either prior to the session or within 24 hours of the missed session. The student must supply the KPCOM Office of Preclinical Education with written documentation for the reason the student was not in attendance at the session. If a student is absent for a required session that is not a part of an existing course, it is the responsibility of the student to contact the assistant dean of Preclinical Education (preclinsupport@nova.edu) either prior to the event or within 24 hours of the missed event. The student must supply the assistant dean of Preclinical Education with written documentation for the reason the student was not in attendance at the outside-of-class event. The assistant dean of Preclinical Education will notify the student as to whether the absence is excused or unexcused. The Office of Preclinical Education or the Office of Clinical Education along with the involved course directors will notify the student as to what makeup assignment, if any, is required. Failure to complete any assigned makeup work in the time frame given may result in the student being referred to the SPC. The following are considered excused absences for required sessions: a. d eath and funeral in the immediate family (spouse, partner, parent, grandparent, in-law, sibling, child, aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew) b. p ersonal illness, only when diagnosed and documented in writing by the physician who evaluated and treated the student at the time of the absence (physician may not be a family member) c. KPCOM-sanctioned travel or function for required attendance at meetings/conferences or presenting research under certain circumstances, documented no less than two weeks in advance d. other extenuating circumstances, which must be approved by the Office of Preclinical Education, with the appropriate documentation for the reason ALL absence documentation must be approved by the Office of Preclinical Education. The appointed administrators will keep track of unexcused absences for Outside of Class Mandatory Events. An unexcused absence from any mandatory event may result in disciplinary action. 2. For M3 and M4 Rotations While on clinical rotations, students are expected to be in attendance and ready to learn at all times, as scheduled by the hospital and preceptor, including all orientation sessions or other sessions scheduled by the core site. A schedule of the site’s educational programs may be obtained from the core site’s clinical assistant dean. Students are responsible for reaching out to the clinical assistant dean, or designee, prior to the beginning of a rotation for this schedule, and throughout the duration of the rotation, to ensure all scheduled obligations are met. Failure to meet all scheduled obligations without approval from the Office of Clinical Education may result in the student being referred to the SPC for disciplinary action, up to, and including, dismissal.
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