VCOM Institutional Policy and Procedure Manual

VCOM Policy and Procedure

Policy #U018

Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine

Policy Order No.: U018 Effective Date:

July 1, 2016

Signature on File _____________________________ Dixie Tooke-Rawlins, D.O. President and Provost ________________________________________________________________________ VCOM Policy on Medical Treatment of Students and Employees ________________________________________________________________________ 1. PURPOSE ....................................................................................................................... 1 2. ON - CAMPUS TREATMENT BY VCOM CLINICAL FACULTY ............................................ 1 3. OFF - CAMPUS TREATMENT BY VCOM CLINICAL FACULTY .......................................... 2 4. DURATION OF POLICY .................................................................................................. 2 1. PURPOSE The purpose of VCOM’s Policy on Medical Treatment of Students and Employees is to establish guidelines that prevents the provision of medical care for VCOM students, faculty, or staff in VCOM academic settings and discerns the difference between medical treatment that is provided as an educational demonstration in the curriculum from medical treatment provided to a patient. 2. ON - CAMPUS TREATMENT BY VCOM CLINICAL FACULTY The campuses of the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) are considered academic facilities and, as such, are not considered clinical facilities. Physicians may not provide medical treatment for students or employees while on campus and should refer individuals seeking treatment to a physician in a clinical practice. Faculty who provide medical treatment on campus do so at their own risk. There are certain special settings when a VCOM clinical faculty member may provide medical treatment for a student or employee while on campus: a. When the clinical faculty member provides treatment as a part of the curriculum, such as when treatment is demonstrated in the physical diagnosis and osteopathic manipulation laboratories or the simulation laboratories. b. When the clinical faculty member provides an educational demonstration for a student organization.

VCOM Policy on Medical Treatment of Students and Employees