VCOM College Catalog and Student Handbook

9. To extend one’s medical treatment to a situation that is unsupervised and/or beyond one’s medical knowledge, training, and approval by supervising faculty.

The Honor Code Council Intervention Sub-Committee (HCCIS) Recognizing that the goals of the Honor Code Council (HCC) include the education and preservation of the VCOM Honor Code, the HCC has developed a subcommittee to intervene on professional and integrity matters in order to educate a student and to prevent them from repeated behaviors that may rise to the level of an HCC panel. A. The HCCIS reviews complaints informally referred to the members of the HCC from students, faculty, and staff when the person providing the complaint believes the matter does not warrant a full HCC panel to formally review and act upon the complaint; but believes the behavior is of concern and that repeated behaviors could lead to a HCC. B. Students, faculty, and staff must submit matters of concern within two (2) weeks of the date of discovery or suspicion and within two (2) calendar months of the date of violation; with both requirements being met. C. Matters that may be brought to the HCCIS include dress code violations; being repeatedly tardy and disturbing others; parking in undesignated areas on campus; eating in the classroom; disturbing classmates by talking in class; or other violations the reporter believes do not warrant a full HCC but if repeated would lead to a referral for a formal HCC. Repeated unprofessional behaviors are referred to the formal HCC. More serious honor code violations should not be brought to the HCCIS and should be referred to the HCC. D. Matters brought to the intervention committee are often addressed and resolved in a meeting between the HCCIS or a designated member of the HCCIS and the student against whom the complaint has been made. E. The HCCIS is appointed annually by the Chair and includes the Chair or the Vice Chair, the Recorder and two other members serving on the HCC. Intervention committee complaints may be made anonymously or may be signed. F. Records of the intervention or counseling shall also be recorded and kept in a confidential file. The record may be used in case of repeated behaviors to determine if a full HCC is warranted and to demonstrate the HCCIS has counseled the student on the behaviors that are being viewed as unprofessional prior to elevating to an HCC. HCCIS hearings do not become a part of the Medical Student Performance Evaluation. The Honor Code Council (HCC) The HCC at VCOM is a standing student committee charged with three (3) fundamental responsibilities: A. Education. The Honor Code Council will continually serve the College through education: 1. by review and education for faculty and administration on issues that impact the VCOM Honor Code, 2. by providing incoming students with an orientation to the VCOM Honor Code. 3. by promoting knowledge about the VCOM Honor Code and the HCC. B. Preservation . The HCC will continually serve the College by preserving the VCOM Honor Code. The HCC may propose recommendations on amendments or changes to the VCOM Honor Code to the President as is necessary to maintain the spirit of trust, honesty, and professionalism embodied by the VCOM Honor Code. Amendments or changes shall be made only with the approval of the President, Campus Deans, and the Associate Dean for Student Affairs of the College. C. Interpretation . The HCC exemplifies a lifelong commitment to professionalism and peer review in order to maintain the highest level of community trust. The HCC will impartially investigate suspected violations of the VCOM Honor Code and present their findings to the Campus Dean. The HCC will ensure consistency in procedures and protect the rights of all involved parties. The Honor Code Council (HCC) Membership The HCC chapters are present on all VCOM campuses. Each HCC chapter is comprised of 13 members, with 4 members from each of the following classes: OMS I, OMS II, and OMS III, and one member from the OMS IV

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