KPCOM Student Handbook 2025-2026

Nova Southeastern University Student Handbook V DR. PALLAVI PATEL SCHOOL OF REHABILITATIVE SCIENCES......................95 DR. KIRAN C. PATEL COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE.............99 Administration. ..................................................99 Mission Statement...........................................102 Yearly Fees and Expenses...............................102 DOCTOR OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE PROGRAM......................................... 103 Administration. ................................................ 103 Office of Preclinical Education.......................103 Office of Clinical Education.............................104 Office of Graduate Medical Education...........104 Mission Statement...........................................104 Program Goals..................................................104 Professional Accreditation..............................105 Accreditation Standards and Grievance Procedures......................................105 Core Performance Standards for Admission and Progress—Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Program............................................105 Intellectual, Conceptual, Integrative, and Qualitative Abilities...............................................106 Interpersonal Communication...........................106 Motor Skills...............................................................107 Strength and Mobility...........................................107 Hearing...................................................................... 107 Visual......................................................................... 107 Tactile........................................................................ 108 Sensory..................................................................... 108 ACADEMIC SERVICES AND STUDENT SUPPORT...........................................108 KPCOM Office of Student Affairs....................108 KPCOM Office of Medical Education..............108 A. Advising.......................................................109 1. Academic Advising............................................109 2. Career Counseling/Advising...........................110 3. Administration/Faculty Office Hours.............111 B. Student Health...............................................111 1. Immunizations and Physical Examination Requirements...................................111 2. Student Health and Safety Requirements for Clinical Training..................................................113 3. Student Health Services...................................114 4. Student Behavioral/ Mental Health Counseling....................................114 5. Incidents of Exposure to Contagious Diseases...............................................115 6. Anatomy Lab Personal Protective Equipment.............................................115 C. Background Investigation and Screening....................................................115 1. Prior to Matriculation..........................................115 2. For Clinical Training...........................................116 D. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).............................116 ACADEMIC AND CURRICULUM POLICIES AND PROCEDURES............................116 A. General..........................................................116 1. Student Contact Information...........................116 2. Student Responsibility to Obtain Information.................................................116 3. Academic Records..............................................117 4. Course and Instructor Evaluations................117 5. American Heart Association Certification Requirements..................................118 6. Library Skills........................................................118 7. Funding of Student Travel to Represent the KPCOM...........................................119 8. Tuition Payment.................................................120 9. Shadowing...........................................................120 B. Graduation...................................................120 1. Requirements......................................................120 2. Commencement Ceremony Participation..122 3. Degree Conferral/Graduation........................122 C. Academic Standing......................................122 1. M1 and M2 Course Years of Study..................122 2. M3 and M4 Course Years of Study, Predoctoral Osteopathic Principles and Practice and Research Fellowships...................123 3. Matriculation and Continuous Enrollment.........................................123 4. Satisfactory Academic Progress...................123 D. Grading and Academic Promotion............. 124 1. Recusal of Academic Assessment ................124 2. Student Grades...................................................125

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