Student Handbook - College of Medicine - Florida Atlantic University

(a) Coordination between the MSPPSC and the Florida Atlantic University Office of Student AffairsIn addition to the activities described below, the MSPPSC will review situations involving medical students who havebeen adjudicated through the University procedure for violations of University Regulations 4.001 (Code of AcademicIntegrity) and 4.007 (Student Code of Conduct).University officials in the Florida Atlantic University Office of Student Affairs (or other University officials, asapplicable) and the members of the MSPPSC will coordinate and keep one another informed of pertinent violationsby medical students under this policy, under Regulations 4.001 and 4.007 and any other violations of Universityregulation, rule or policy. Specifically, any University officials adjudicating a medical student violation underRegulations 4.001 or 4.007 will promptly inform the Senior Associate Dean for Student Affairs of the College ofMedicine of such outcome so that the case may then go to the MSPPSC as part of its student review. The MSPPSCmay impose additional disciplinary or academic sanctions on such student, in accordance with the policies andpractices of the College of Medicine as well as customary practices among medical schools. Similarly, officials fromthe College of Medicine will keep the Florida Atlantic University Office of Student Affairs informed of occurrencesinvolving medical students that potentially violate University Regulation 4.007.The Florida Atlantic University Office of Student Affairs will recruit members of the MSPPSC, whenever possible, tostaff the hearing boards and/or councils involved in adjudicating medical student violations under UniversityRegulation 4.007.In circumstances where it is unclear whether student conduct is subject to Regulation 4.007 or is more appropriatelysubject to this policy, the University Office of Student Affairs and the College of Medicine Senior Associate Dean forStudent Affairs will discuss the situation in order to determine the appropriate process to apply in reaching anappropriate resolution.(b) Review of Academic and Professional Performance and Sanctioning of Behavioral Misconduct by theMSPPSCThe MSPPSC of the Florida Atlantic University College of Medicine reviews the academic and professionalperformance of every student enrolled in the College of Medicine, as described in Section III below. The MSPPSCalso reviews findings of behavioral misconduct under University Regulation 4.007 by the Florida Atlantic UniversityOffice of Student Affairs, as described in Section IV below, for purposes of imposing additional sanctions whenappropriate. In its review, the MSPPSC must be fair to the student and is obliged to uphold the integrity of the M.D.degree.The MSPPSC conducts 1) routine reviews of all medicals students at least once every semester, and 2) “reviews ofconcern”, which shall be conducted to address unsatisfactory academic performance or professional or behavioralmisconduct.Every student subject to a review of concern by the MSPPSC will be informed in advance of the time and place of thereview and will have the opportunity to submit additional information to the MSPPSC in writing for its consideration.This constitutes notice to the student, and the student’s opportunity to be heard shall be in his/her written submissionto the MSPPSC.For its reviews, the MSPPSC will have access to each student's file including, but not limited to, (1) grades asrecorded on the grade transcript; (2) written narrative evaluations submitted by the faculty, which may include overallassessments of performance; (3) reports about academic performance and professional behavior; (4) findings andconclusions by the Florida Atlantic University Office of Student Affairs and College of Medicine officials adjudicatingmedical student violations of University Regulations, policies or procedures; (5) scores from United States MedicalLicensing Examinations (USMLE); (6) reports for other requirements including Competency Assessments, theLearning Portfolio, and formative assessments; and (7) interim reports from course directors solicited by the SeniorAssociate Dean for Medical Education and Faculty Development.48