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Grievance Policy
All students have the right to appeal administrative decisions made by faculty and staff of the
Schools of Medical Imaging. Every attempt should be made to rectify the perceived grievance
by a meeting among interested parties. The student must follow the levels as listed below, in the
order that they are listed. Any attempt to bypass a level of the process, will result in termination
of the appeal process. If the perceived grievance is not rectified through a meeting, the formal
process of appeal, as detailed in the student handbook, includes three levels.
Level One:
A written statement is delivered to the Program Director of Radiography within three (3)
working days of the perceived incident. Said statement must fully describe the circumstances
giving rise to the perceived grievance and a description of the efforts made to resolve the
grievance. A decision regarding this appeal will be made within three (3) working days of
receiving the appeal, exclusive of weekends or holidays.
Level Two:
If the student desires to appeal the decision made at Level One, the student must provide
a written statement to the Director, Schools of Medical Imaging within three (3) working days of
the decision at Level One. Said statement must fully describe the circumstances giving rise to the
perceived grievance and a description of the efforts made to resolve the grievance at the previous
level. A decision regarding this appeal will be made within three (3) working days of receiving
the appeal, exclusive of weekends or holidays.
Level Three:
If the student desires to appeal the decision made at Level 2, the student must present the
perceived grievance within 3 working days of the decision to such persons recommended by the
Schools of Medical Imaging.
These persons (a 3 member panel) have been appointed by the Programs’ Advisory Committee
to arbitrate such matters and are of the members of The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions.
These persons are not members of the Radiography Program or the Radiology Department.
The student must present a written statement first to chair person (whose name will be provided
by the program director) who will initiate contact with the other members of the Appeals Board.
This statement must fully describe the circumstances giving rise to the perceived grievance and a
description of the efforts made to resolve the grievance at the previous levels.
These persons responsible for hearing the grievance will discuss the grievance with all interested
parties and make a decision as to whether the previous decisions stand or will be revised. All
parties have the right to a face-to-face meeting or teleconference. Every effort will be made to
resolve this issue within 2 weeks.
Once the student has proceeded through all three levels of the grievance policy, the student has
the right to appeal to the Secretary of Higher Education at the Maryland Higher Education
Commission and the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology.
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