Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine (KPCOM)—Osteopathic Medicine Program 2025–2026 157 will suspect the same. If this happens more than once, you need to develop new strategies for paying attention (i.e., take handwritten notes, see above). • Attend class as a side activity. Do not attend class while driving, traveling, eating, socializing, texting, exercising, cooking, resting, etc. When you are in class, your focus should be only on classwork. Class comes first, even when you’d rather do something else. • Hide your face. The value of the webcam is in seeing your face. Position your webcam so that your face is illuminated, with no lights or windows behind you. Aiming the webcam at the ceiling or a wall is distracting for viewers. • Remain silent, unresponsive. Participate in class discussions with your classmates and with the professors. A silent classroom where the professor is only lecturing results in passive learning rather than active learning. Participating helps to keep everyone engaged. If you’re having trouble with your audio, please use the chat to share this information with your instructor. • Ignore problems you’re having with the class, your technology, or the modality. Problems need to be addressed in a timely manner. Go to your professor’s office during office hours, see your adviser, reach out to OIIT or the Department of Medical Education, or to where you can be directed to the best place for help. F. Examinations 1. In-Person Test Day Procedures Students are expected to arrive 15 minutes prior to the scheduled examination start time. Students reporting after the scheduled examination start time and/or not in dress code attire as noted above will not be allowed to sit for the exam and will be required to take a makeup examination. (See the Makeup Examinations section in this handbook.) Once seated, students may not leave their seat prior to the start of the examination, unless accompanied by a proctor. During the examination, students may not leave their seat without permission from a proctor. Any student needing to go to the restroom, during an examination, will be escorted by a proctor. This proctor will ask the student to demonstrate that all pockets are empty prior to entering the restroom. The proctor will accompany the student into the restroom area and will assign the student to a restroom stall. The proctor will wait for the student in the restroom and will accompany the student back to the classroom. Once the examination starts, the student will receive the score earned whether or not the examination is completed, unless the examination is halted due to an announced emergency in the classroom or building (e.g., fire alarm, active shooter, etc.). A student may leave the classroom upon completion of the examination. During any examination, a student will not be permitted access to any outside information including, but not limited to, any text, notes, or other non-approved materials—electronic or otherwise—including cell phones and wristwatches, and may not communicate in any manner with anyone, inside or outside
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