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Students will have opportunities to raise concerns about exams or ask specific questions by contacting the course orclerkship director. Exam results will be posted without student identification and students will receive their resultsindividually.Course directors are expected to use a variety of performance measures in addition to secure, web administered,objective exams. The performance measures and percentage contribution to the final grade in each course orclerkship will be described in the syllabus.Policy on Narrative Assessment of Student PerformanceA narrative description of student performance that addresses both cognitive and non-cognitive factors is required asa component of assessment in any required, graded course or clerkship in which the teacher-student interactionpermits this form of assessment.GradesThe final grade in each course in Years 1 and 2 will be Satisfactory (S) or Unsatisfactory (U). In Year 3 the finalgrade in required clerkships will be Honors (H), High Satisfactory (HS), Satisfactory (S) or Unsatisfactory (U). AllYear 4 clerkships and courses will be graded Satisfactory (S) or Unsatisfactory (U).Grading for Courses in Years 1 and 2Grading for each integrated basic science course will consist of two components. In order to pass a course thestudent will be required to pass both components.The first component consists of accumulated points in 1) written in-class examinations covering medical knowledgeand 2) other assessments such as essay questions or papers, oral exams, laboratory practical items, problem-solvingexercises, presentations, completion of online quizzes, etc. The course director will have discretion in choosing whattypes of other assessments to use in his/her course and may use more than one type. A passing grade for thiscomponent will be >75% of total points possible. The percentage contribution to total points will be distributed asfollows for each course:In-class written exams = 70%Other assessments = 30%Total = 100%The second component is problem-based learning small groups (PBL in Year 1, IQ and PBL in Year 2). Grading forPBL/IQ will consist of a narrative facilitator assessment form and will be graded by the facilitator as S or U withoutassigned numerical points.Grading for Foundations of Medicine will consist of four components. In order to pass the course the student willbe required to pass all components.The first component consists of accumulated points in objective assessments of clinical skills and reasoning. Apassing grade for this component will be >75% of total points possible.The second component consists of accumulated points on assessments covering medical and clinical knowledge,with a focus on application, evaluation, and analysis of knowledge, rather than factual recall. These assessmentsmay include essay questions or papers, oral exams, problem-solving exercises, presentations, projects, completion ofonline quizzes, etc. The course director will have discretion in choosing what types of assessments to use in his/hercourse and may use more than one type. A passing grade for this component will be >75% of total points possible. Ifan assessment is graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory without assigned points, the passing grade will be aSatisfactory.20
The remaining components will consist of a narrative faculty assessment form and will be graded by the facultymember as S or U without assigned numerical points. These will include 1) preceptor evaluation for the longitudinalclinical experience; and 2) faculty leader evaluation for Clinical Learning Groups.Honors in Years 1 and 2Students who demonstrate consistently outstanding academic performance throughout the first two years of medicalschool will be eligible for an Honors commendation that will be included in their permanent records and their MedicalStudent Performance Evaluations (MSPE) for residency applications.Students will be eligible for consideration for “Honors for Years 1 and 2” if they meet the following criteria:Total points earned in all courses in the first two years in the top 25% of the class. Points earned in eachcourse will be weighted based on course credits (which reflect contact time in the course) to calculate totalpoints.No grades of Unsatisfactory (U) in any course.Certification by the Senior Associate Dean for Student Affairs or designee that the student had no significantprofessionalism concerns documented by the Physicianship and Professionalism Advocacy Program(PPAP).An Honors Committee consisting of 6 faculty (3 who teach primarily in the clinical curriculum and 3 who teachprimarily in the basic science curriculum, none of whom is a course director) will review the files of students who areeligible for the Honors commendation and will also consider any other evidence of outstanding academicperformance (e.g., narrative comments from faculty) that is available for their review. The Honors Committee willselect the students who will receive the “Honors for Years 1 and 2” commendation. Students will be notified of theirselection by the Senior Associate Dean for Student Affairs or designee; the letter of notification will become part ofthe student’s permanent file and the commendation and criteria will be included in the student’s MSPE.Remediation of Unsatisfactory PerformanceIf the final grade earned in a course or clerkship is Unsatisfactory (U), the student is required to meet with his/hercourse or clerkship director. A formal plan (“Plan for Remediating Unsatisfactory Performance”), includingexpectations for work to be performed, student assessment, and time period for the remediation, will be establishedby the course or clerkship director, the student, and his/her Learning Community Adviser and submitted to the SeniorAssociate Dean for Student Affairs (SADSA), who will inform the Medical Student Promotions and ProfessionalStandards Committee (MSPPSC).Upon satisfactory remediation, the course or clerkship director will report the satisfactory achievement for the courseto the SADSA, who will inform the MSPPSC and the registrar, who will record the new final grade. The transcript willreflect both the initial grade of Unsatisfactory (U) and the final grade earned in the course or clerkship. Failure tocomplete the plan for remediation (i.e., work not completed or performed at an unsatisfactory level) will be reportedby the SADSA to the MSPPSC for action.Incomplete Work in a CourseIf a student is unable to complete required work in a course or clerkship, the student may request permission tocontinue study with an incomplete status for the course. This requires formal notification by the course director to theSADSA, who will inform the MSPPSC. The registrar will enter a grade of “I” on the record indicating that the studentneeds to remediate incomplete course work.A formal plan (“Plan for Completing Course Requirements”), including the expectations for work to be performed,student assessment, and time period to make up incomplete course work, will be established by the course or21
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