Student Handbook - College of Medicine - Florida Atlantic University

second week of the applicable academic term. For Year 3, we strongly encourage students to notify therelevant clerkship director by the end of Transition Week. For Year 4, we strongly encourage students tonotify the relevant clerkship director at least one week before the clinical clerkship and rotation begins inorder to avoid scheduling conflicts.M3/M4 Duty Hours PolicyDuty hours for medical students while on clinical rotations will conform to the same restrictions mandated by theACGME for PGY-1 residents.Medical students cannot be assigned clinical duty of more than 80 hours per week averaged, over a fourweek period.Maximum Duty Period Length: Duty periods must not exceed 16 hours in duration.Minimum Time Off between Scheduled Duty Periods: Students should have 10 hours free of duty betweenscheduled duty periods.If a student encounters a violation of the duty hour policy, report this violation:Filling out Anonymous Reporting at http://med.fau.edu/students/All students participating on clinical rotations will be required to document their working hours on a weeklybasis at https://www.myevaluations.com/Login.aspxFor questions or concerns about duty hours please contact Dr. Stuart Markowitz at stuartm@fau.edu or Dr. JulieServoss at jservoss@fau.edu in the Office of Student Affairs.Severe Weather PolicyCancellation of required clinical activities due to severe weather or disaster will follow FAU Severe Weather Policy.Toll free hotline: 1-888-8FAUOWL (832-8695) http://www.fau.edu/advisory/Students are responsible for checking e-mails, university or hospitals websites for updated procedures and protocols.In case of breakdown on ways of communication, students should follow general recommendations from FAU SevereWeather Policy and exercise own judgment contemplating personal and public safety.Students will be expected to make every reasonable attempt to report to their clinical service. They should attempt tocommunicate with their supervising faculty or site coordinator in case of absence from clinical duties.Students will be notified as soon as possible if specific clinical sites are closed, or activities are cancelled withpostings and updates on Blackboard or FAU e-mail account.Leave of Absence PolicyA leave of absence is a temporary period of non-enrollment and may be either voluntary or involuntary.The following provisions apply to any leave of absence:a) Students must keep their health insurance policy current.b) Students should be aware that taking a leave of absence might affect student loan deferment/repaymentstatus, housing, health insurance coverage, or financial aid eligibility. Prior to applying for a leave of absence,students must meet with the Associate Director of Financial Aid.c) Students should be aware that they must complete all course requirements within a six (6) year period fromthe time of matriculation in order to receive the M.D. degree.d) If conditions have been set for a student’s eligibility to return from a leave, particularly if returning from anInvoluntary Withdrawal (http://www.fau.edu/regulations/chapter4/4.014_Involuntary_Withdrawal.pdf) or a leavemandated by the MSPPSC, the student must demonstrate satisfaction of the conditions prior to return date.e) Any leave of absence and return from a leave must be approved in writing by the Senior Associate Dean forStudent Affairs or designee.34