VCOM College Catalog and Student Handbook

second opportunity by the Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs to pass the end-of-rotation exam without coming before the Promotion Board. • In the OMS 3 year, students who fail more than one first attempt failure of end-of-rotation exams within a semester (i.e. failed the first attempt end-of-rotation exam for pediatrics and failed the first attempt end-of rotation exam for surgery within the first semester), even if the student has successfully remediated the prior end-of-rotation exam on the second attempt, will be placed on academic probation (at a minimum through their OMS 3 year) by the Campus Dean. • Students who fall into any of the following scenarios will be brought before the Campus Dean, without coming before the Promotion Board, for administration of actions dictated by VCOM policy. o COMLEX Level 1:  Failed the 3 rd attempt of the exam used as the final exam of the Block 8 Comprehensive Review course. The Campus Dean will review and approve (with or without changes) the remediation plan established by the Director for Student and Institutional Academic Success and the Associate Dean for Pre-Clinical Medical Education.  Failed to sit for COMLEX Level 1 by the first day of the OMS 3 year (if not enrolled in a college approved immersion program). The Campus Dean will place the student on temporary administrative withdrawal with a timeline to pass the exam.  Failed to receive a passing COMLEX Level 1 by the first day of the second semester of the OMS 3 year. The Campus Dean will place the student on temporary administrative withdrawal with a timeline to pass the exam.  Failed the 3 rd attempt of COMLEX Level 1. The Campus Dean will review and approve (with or without changes) the remediation plan established by the Director for Student and Institutional Academic Success and the Associate Dean for Pre-Clinical Medical Education.  Failed the 4 th attempt of COMLEX Level 1. Students are limited by the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners (NBOME) and VCOM to a total of four attempts on COMLEX Level 1. As successful passage of COMLEX Level 1 is a requirement for graduation, those students who do not pass within four attempts will be dismissed by the Campus Dean.  Failed to follow the required remediation plan for a failure of the exam used as the final exam of the Block 8 Comprehensive Review Course or COMLEX Level 1. The Campus Dean will place the student on temporary administrative withdrawal or refer the student to the Promotion Board for consideration for dismissal. o COMLEX Level 2:  Failed the 2 nd attempt of the final exam of the comprehensive review course. The Campus Dean will review and approve the remediation plan (with or without changes) established by the Director for Student and Institutional Academic Success, the Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, and the Associate Dean for OMS 4 and GME.  Failure to sit for COMLEX Level 2 CE by October 1 of the OMS 4 year (or date defined in an ADPOS). The Campus Dean will place the student on temporary administrative withdrawal with a timeline to pass the exam.  Failed to pass COMLEX Level 2 CE at the time of graduation and is not in a college approved immersion program or fellowship. The Campus Dean will place the student on temporary administrative withdrawal or dismiss the student.  Failed the 3 rd attempt of COMLEX Level 2. The Campus Dean will review and approve the remediation plan (with or without changes) established by the Director for Student and Institutional Academic Success and the Associate Dean for OMS 4 and GME.  Failed the 4 th attempt of COMLEX Level 1. Students are limited by the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners (NBOME) and VCOM to a total of four attempts on

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