Student Handbook - College of Medicine - Florida Atlantic University

clerkship director, the student, and his/her Learning Community Adviser. When completed, the course or clerkshipdirector will report the grade earned to the SADSA.Students with grades of “U” or “I” may continue in the course of study in a current year of study, pending action by theMSPPSC at the end of the year. Progression to a subsequent year of study with a grade of “U” or “I” will requirespecific approval of the MSPPSC.TranscriptThe official transcript will be organized by academic year, listing all courses and clerkships in the academic year, withthe credit hours for each course or clerkship, followed by the final grade earned grade for each course or clerkship. Agrade of Unsatisfactory (U) that is successfully remediated will be retained on the transcript along with the final gradeearned after remediation. A grade of Incomplete (I) will be removed and replaced with the final grade earned. Thetranscript will also record that the student passed the Institutional Competency Assessments, the ProfessionalCompetence Portfolio, and the USMLE licensing examinations.Institutional Competency AssessmentsCompetency in clinical skills, critical thinking and general medical knowledge will be evaluated independently fromcourse work three times during the course of study:1. At the end of the first academic year during the Competency Week immediately following the end of course workbefore the summer break,2. At the end of the second academic year during the 4 weeks before the period of study for USMLE Step 1.3. After completion of both Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship Modules at the end of Year 3.Evaluations will be performed using the Objective Structured Clinical Exam (OSCE) format with test stations involvingmedical cases that may be virtual, standardized patients, or simulations. Students will be expected to demonstratesatisfactory performance on each competency assessment to be promoted to the next year of study.Professional Competence PortfolioMedical students will maintain a learning portfolio, a cumulative record of their achievement of competencies duringmedical school that will include evidence of achievement from course assessments, narrative feedback, othermaterials selected by the student for inclusion in the Portfolio, the student’s written reflections on the evidence in thePortfolio in relation to faculty expectations for achievement of competencies, and Individual Learning Plans. Theportfolio will be reviewed with the student on a regular basis by his/her Learning Community Advisor, who will provideformative feedback. A separate faculty committee will review the final portfolio to assign a pass/not pass evaluation.Formative AssessmentsThroughout the courses and clerkships in all four years of medical school, students will be provided with regular,formative feedback on their performance. This feedback will take the form of narrative feedback by faculty and peersand a range of other assessments, such as non-graded quizzes on course content. In addition, there will be severalglobal formative assessments:1. Year 1 Comprehensive Knowledge Assessment: A comprehensive exam will be administered near the end ofYear 1. The exam will be a customized NBME exam designed to cover the first year courses. It is a required exambut the results will not impact student grades. The purpose of this exam is for students to self-assess their overallknowledge at the end of Year 1 in relation to the USMLE Step 1 knowledge exam, which will be required at the end ofYear 2.2. Year 2 Comprehensive Knowledge Assessment: A second comprehensive exam will be administered during thespring semester of Year 2. The exam will be the USMLE Comprehensive Basic Science Self-Assessment, designed22