VCOM College Catalog and Student Handbook

Didactic Attendance Students are to attend all didactic programs unless excused by the DSME. Students may only be excused if they are: a) On their scheduled surgery rotation and scrubbed in for a procedure. • Students must notify their site coordinator by phone and follow-up via email the day of the educational program; AND

• The attending physician must sign and submit documentation indicating that the student was involved in a specific procedure. This documentation must be submitted to the DSME by noon of the day after the missed program or workshop.

b) On their scheduled OB/GYN rotation and in a delivery or surgical procedure.

• Students notify their site coordinator by phone and follow-up via email the day of the educational program or workshop; AND • The attending physician must sign and submit documentation indicating that the student was involved in a delivery or specific procedure. This documentation must be submitted to the DSME by noon of the day after the missed educational program or workshop.

OMM Workshop Attendance Students are to attend all OMM workshops unless they qualify for an excused absence due to illness or emergency and have prior approval. The student who is excused from the OMM workshop will need to remediate the workshop prior to promotion to the next academic year. Case Presentation Attendance Students are to attend all morning report case presentations unless excused in advance by the DSME and Site Coordinator. Students may only be excused if they are:

a) On their scheduled surgery rotation and scrubbed in for a procedure.

• Students must notify their site coordinator by phone and follow-up via email the day of the report; AND • The attending physician must sign and submit documentation indicating that the student was involved in a specific procedure. This documentation must be submitted to the DSME by noon on the following day of the missed report. • Students notify their site coordinator by phone and follow-up via email the day of the report; AND • The attending physician must sign and submit documentation indicating that the student was involved in a delivery or specific procedure. This documentation must be submitted to the DSME by noon on the following day of the missed report.

b) On their scheduled OB/GYN rotation and in a delivery or surgical procedure.

Mechanism to Verify Attendance – OMS 3 and OMS 4 Students Clinical site coordinators and preceptors document attendance on the student’s rotation evaluation form. This information is reviewed by the Director of 3 rd Year Clinical Rotations, the Director of 4 th Year Clinical Rotations, the Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, and the Associate Dean for OMS 4 and GME.

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