VCOM College Catalog and Student Handbook

• 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. OMS 3 and OMS 4 Excused Absences Excused absences are those that may be expected or unexpected and that meet the criteria for an excused absence as outlined below.

Excused absences fall into two categories: • Planned Excused Absences • Unplanned Excused Absences

Students must request approval for a planned or unplanned excused absence for 1 or more days absent from the rotation. Regardless of whether an excused absence is granted, students must still complete a minimum of 160 hours for a 4 week rotation and 80 hours for a 2 week rotation in order to pass the rotation. Excused absences will not be granted after the fact, except in emergencies as verified by the Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs or the Associate Dean for OMS 4 and GME. Students should be aware that preceptors are not required to allow a student to make-up time missed during a rotation; therefore, the make-up requirement is at the discretion of the Chair and the Associate Dean. Any time missed must be remediated during the course of the rotation for credit to be issued. Students may remediate up to four missed days or 48 hours missed during any rotation period by working on normal days off. Planned Excused Absences for OMS 3 and OMS 4 Students Planned excused absences are those that a student is aware of a minimum of 30 days prior to the absence and requires an absence from the academic program for 1 or more days absent from the rotation. Reasons for planned excused absences include the following: conference attendance, court appearance, medical procedures known in advance, weddings requiring participation, and other qualifying planned excused absences. See below for the policies and procedures for requesting a planned or unplanned excused absence.

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