Student Handbook - College of Medicine - Florida Atlantic University

3500. Students can also contact the Victim Advocacy Centerhttp://www.fau.edu/handbook/Broward/university_services.php#Victims%20Services4.for free andconfidential services if the student experiences actual or threatened violence. The Victim Advocacy Programis for all students, faculty, and staff who may become victims of crime either off or on any FAU campus. VictimServices is located in within the FAU Police/Traffic and Parking Department in Building CO 69. Contact victimservices at (561) 297-0500 or victimservices@fau.edu or visit at www.fau.edu/police/victim .The Ombudsman is another resource that is available to students. See the paragraph above for contactinformation for the University Ombudsman.Professionals Resource Network (PRN)PRN is a program designated as the State of Florida’s Impaired Practitioner’s Program. The mission of PRN is toprotect the health and safety of the citizens of Florida through early identification, referral for evaluation/appropriatetreatment, and accurate monitoring techniques of impaired healthcare professionals. PRN’s services are available toall licensed practitioners, those in the process of applying for a license, temporary license holders, residents, medicalstudents and requests from other state Physician Health Programs.By enrolling at FAU COM, students consent to referral to PRN if deemed appropriate by FAU COM authorities.For more information about PRN, please visit their website (http://www.flprn.org/about.html) and the PRN Fact Sheet(http://www.flprn.org/Fact_Sheet.pdf).Academic CounselingThe Academic Societies and Learning CommunitiesThe Academic Societies are the main mechanism through which student advising and mentoring occurs. There aretwo Academic Societies at the College of Medicine, each led by a Society Dean (SD) from the Office of StudentAffairs – Dr. Stuart Markowitz, Senior Associate Dean for Student Affairs, and Dr. Julie C. Servoss, Associate Deanfor Diversity, Cultural and Student Affairs. Each entering class is divided randomly and evenly among the twosocieties which are physically located in the Biomedical Science Building. Each Academic Society is further dividedinto two Learning Communities led by Learning Community Advisors (LCAs). The structure of the AcademicSocieties and Learning Communities results in each medical student having two dedicated faculty guides throughouttheir education, both of whom develop a deep understanding of the student’s strengths, challenges and career goals.These faculty guides focus on the intellectual and professional growth and development of the student over time.The Societies will also provide a peer mentoring program for first year students, starting with the 2012 entering class.Roles and responsibilities of the Society Dean (SD): The primary roles of the SD’s are to: (1) assist the studentsin career planning and development utilizing the AAMC Careers in Medicine program, (2) serve as a resource withregards to all College of Medicine policies and procedures, and (3) serve as a resource to the Learning CommunityAdvisors.Responsibilities of the SD include:Serve as a resource with regard to the College of Medicine curriculum including purpose, sequence andassessment methodsServe as a resource with regard to the policies and procedures of the College of Medicine and FAU(including the MSPPSC)Act as a resource for the student during student interactions with the MSPPSC or FAU Division of StudentAffairs regarding promotion and/or disciplinary actions or sanctionsServe as a resource with regard to student’s professional enrichment opportunities, i.e. summer researchopportunities; year-long research fellowships (i.e., Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship, NIH ResearchScholars Program, NIH Clinical Research Training Program, Sarnoff Research Fellowship, etc.);international and other service learning opportunities8