Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine (KPCOM)—Osteopathic Medicine Program 2025–2026 151 d. Failure in Reporting Any absence not reported to the Office of Clinical Education within three business days may result in referral to the SPC. e. Workday During Clinical Training A usual workweek is 60 hours per week. A typical workday will begin at 7:00 a.m. and end at 7:00 p.m. Deviation from these hours is at the discretion of the preceptor. Students are expected to follow the schedule of their preceptor. An acceptable minimum workweek is 40 hours. The workweek shall be limited to a maximum of 80 hours. Clinical and educational work hours must be limited to no more than 80 hours per week, averaged over a four-week period, comprising all in-house clinical and educational activities, and clinical work done from home. Clinical and educational work periods for students must not exceed 24 hours of continuous scheduled clinical assignments. Students must have at least 14 hours free of clinical work and education after 24 hours of in-house call. Students must be scheduled for a minimum of one day in seven free of clinical work and required education (when averaged over four weeks). At-home call cannot be assigned on these free days. This can be accomplished by having the students off every other weekend or other individual scheduling. Students must be given one day off after ten days of consecutive work of 12-hour shifts. Whether students receive a holiday off is determined by the assigned institution (i.e., the site’s clinical assistant dean or preceptor). The school does not exempt students from working on holidays or weekends. A student’s schedule shall be arranged such that the student’s time off does not conflict with scheduled formal education programs developed for students. Students shall be assigned activities on, or related to, their current service rotation only. f. COMAT Examinations Failure to show for a scheduled COMAT examination by the student will count as a failure. This failure will count toward the two attempts at a COMAT exam required to pass a rotation. The Office of Clinical Education will reschedule the COMAT examination for the student at the next available date offered. 3. For Medical Outreach Trips a. During Preclinical Training The Office of Preclinical Education supports KPCOM’s efforts to expose medical students to the practice of medicine in heightened-need communities and countries, while at the same time, recognizing the importance of a strong academic background in medicine and patient care. KPCOM medical outreach trips are scheduled to have minimal impact on preclinical coursework. Students who are not in good academic standing are not allowed to participate on medical outreach trips. OMS1 students may not participate in any medical outreach trip during the M1 fall semester.
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