VCOM Institutional Policy and Procedure Manual

VCOM Policy and Procedure

Policy #S002

Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine

Policy Order No.: S002 Effective Date:

November 20, 2001 September 1, 2023

Revised:

Signature on File

___________________________________ Dixie Tooke-Rawlins, D.O. President

VCOM Attendance Policy ___________________________________________________________________________________ 1. PURPOSE ............................................................................................................................................................... 2 2. ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR OMS 1 AND OMS 2 STUDENTS .................................................................... 2 2.1 Mechanism to Verify Attendance – OMS 1 and OMS 2 Students .................................................................3 2.2 OMS 1 AND OMS 2 E XCUSED A BSENCES ...................................................................................................... 3 2.2.1 Planned Excused Non-Medical Absences for OMS 1 and OMS 2 Students ............................................ 3 2.2.1a OMS 1 and OMS 2 Conference Attendance ..................................................................................... 4 2.2.2 Planned Excused Medical Absences for OMS 1 and OMS 2 Students .................................................... 5 2.2.3 Unplanned Excused Absences for OMS 1 and OMS 2 Students ............................................................. 5 2.2.3a Sudden Illness or Medical Emergency of the Student ...................................................................... 6 2.2.3b Non-Medical Emergency or Medical Emergency of an Immediate Family Member ................. 6 2.3 OMS 1 AND OMS 2 U NEXCUSED A BSENCES .................................................................................................. 7 2.4 Consequences for Not Meeting the Requirements of the Attendance Policy .................................................7 3. ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR OMS 3 AND OMS 4 STUDENTS .................................................................... 8 3.1 Didactic, Case Presentations, and OMM Workshop Attendance ...................................................................9 3.1.1 Didactic and Case Presentation Attendance ............................................................................................. 9 3.1.2 OMM Workshop Attendance ................................................................................................................... 9 3.2 Mechanism to Verify Attendance – OMS 3 and OMS 4 Students .................................................................9 3.3 OMS 3 and OMS 4 Excused Absences.........................................................................................................10 3.3.1 Planned Excused Absences for OMS 3 and OMS 4 Students ................................................................ 10 3.3.1a OMS 3 and OMS 4 Conference Attendance ................................................................................. 11 3.3.2 Unplanned Excused Absences for OMS 3 and OMS 4 Students ........................................................... 11 3.3.2a Sudden Illness or Medical Emergency of the Student .................................................................. 12 3.3.2b Non-Medical Emergency or Medical Emergency of an Immediate Family Member ................... 12 3.4 OMS 3 and OMS 4 Unexcused Absences ....................................................................................................13 3.5 Consequences for Not Meeting the Requirements of the Attendance Policy ...............................................13 4. TARDINESS .......................................................................................................................................................... 13 4.1 OMS 1 and OMS 2 Tardiness....................................................................................................................... 13 4.2 OMS 3 and OMS 4 Tardiness....................................................................................................................... 14 5. DURATION OF POLICY ........................................................................................................................................ 15

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