VCOM College Catalog and Student Handbook

Except as provided below, all VCOM employees and students are considered mandatory reporters and must report known or suspected acts of discrimination, harassment, or violence to the Title IX Coordinator or a VCOM administrative office. Licensed mental health professionals, on-campus healthcare providers, and others with a legal duty of privileged communication are exempt from being mandatory reporters except in cases of immediate threat or danger. If a reporting party is unsure of a resource’s ability to maintain confidentiality, the reporting party is advised to ask the individual before talking to them. Grievance Procedure for Claims of Discrimination, Harassment, or Violence VCOM takes all claims of discrimination, harassment, or violence seriously and has established policy and procedures to handle such claims. Students and employees wishing to learn more about the grievance procedure should reference Policy U011: VCOM Discrimination, Harassment, and Violence Policy and Procedures. The Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine Honor Code of Conduct (VCOM Honor Code) embodies a spirit of mutual trust, intellectual honesty, and professionalism between the College and the student body, and it is the highest expression of the values shared by the VCOM community. The VCOM Honor Code is based on the fundamental belief that every student is worthy of trust and the students holding themselves and the student body accountable for that trust is an integral component of making them worthy of trust. The VCOM student Honor Code is based upon the VCOM Student Code of Professionalism and Ethics and the professional and ethical expectations of an osteopathic medical student and future physician in training. The VCOM Honor Code of Conduct is maintained by the students for the student body in order to protect their right to participate in an academic environment free from injustice caused by dishonesty and a health professions environment that embraces professionalism and ethical behavior. The VCOM Honor Code is upheld by the Honor Code Council. It is not possible to enumerate all examples of expected academic and professional behavior, nor is it possible to enumerate all behaviors that would be considered inappropriate, unprofessional, unethical, or not in keeping with the standards of a VCOM student. Specific examples of behavior that may constitute a violation of the VCOM Honor Code include, but are not limited to, the following: A. Cheating: Providing or receiving any unauthorized assistance or unfair advantage on any form of academic work or attempt thereof. Sharing information from testing/exams is also considered a form of cheating. B. Plagiarism: Copying the language, structure, ideas, algorithms, or computer code of another and representing it as one’s own work on any form of academic work or attempts thereof. C. Falsification: Fabrication of information on any form of academic work or attempt thereof; including but not limited to the following: 1. Clinical requirements; 2. Clerkships; 3. Assignments such as: histories, physicals, laboratory tests, rotation records, etc. D. Disruptive Behavior: Any inappropriate etiquette or inappropriate disturbance repeated often enough to establish a disrespectful trend. Inappropriate disturbances include, but are not limited to, the following: 1. Repeatedly arriving late for class, or leaving class while in progress; 2. Disrupting class with pagers or cell phones or use of pagers or cell phones for personal reasons in the academic setting; Honor Code of Conduct

3. Disrupting class with computers, computer games, or website surfing; 4. Disrupting class with loud talking, or other activities that create a distraction; 5. Leaving trash in classrooms or academic areas; 6. Bringing food into unauthorized areas or hosting food functions without permission;

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