Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine (KPCOM)—Osteopathic Medicine Program 2025–2026 164 (according to NBOME open examination times). The student will return to the scheduled clinical rotations pending the results of the COMLEX Level 2-CE exam. 5. A student who has failed COMLEX Level 2-CE a second time (second failure) will be removed from clinical rotations and placed on a mandatory administrative break in enrollment. The student will be placed on a 12-week study program to include enrollment in a structured board review program (minimum of 8 weeks) that is approved by the assistant dean of Medical Education, and must take the examination for the third attempt in week 13, or as soon as possible, according to NBOME availability. This program is at the student’s own expense. If a student is on rotations when failing the second attempt, the student may complete the rotation before this administrative break in enrollment begins. The student will return to the scheduled clinical rotations pending the results of the COMLEX Level 2-CE exam. 6. Any student who has not received a passing grade for COMLEX Level 2-CE after the third attempt (see Completion Requirements for COMLEX Examinations) will be referred to the SPC and will be subject to dismissal. 7. Retakes of COMLEX examinations will be considered remediations and will be subject to all remediation policies found in this handbook. A student who has failed a COMLEX examination is not eligible to take an ABE except for documented medical reasons or for special circumstances approved by the Office of the Dean. d. Release Time for COMLEX Examinations 1. Students will be allowed the day before and the day of any COMLEX-USA examination as excused absences from their clinical rotation site. 2. Students must notify the Office of Clinical Education of their testing date for any level of the COMLEX-USA examination one month in advance of the date of the examination. They must also notify the Office of Clinical Education of the dates they will be absent from their clinical rotation site and which rotation is affected, prior to the absences. In addition, students are required to notify the clinical assistant dean, direct preceptor, or other designated administrative personnel at the training site, of the dates of their examination and the dates of their absence from the training site. 3. S tudents should coordinate with the clinical assistant dean, other students, and educators at clinical sites to ensure that patient care and education is disrupted as little as possible. 4. S tudents who do not adhere to this policy may be referred to the Student Progress Committee for disciplinary action. e. Completion Requirements for COMLEX Examinations Students will be allowed a maximum of six combined attempts at the COMLEX-USA examinations required for graduation (Level 1 and Level 2-CE), with a maximum of three attempts at any one of the examinations. Students who are unsuccessful at passing any one of the COMLEX-USA examinations required for graduation, after three attempts, will be referred to the SPC and will be subject to dismissal from the program.
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