VCOM College Catalog and Student Handbook

during a fire alarm regardless of the cause. No one may re-enter the building after an alarm until the "all clear" has been sounded by the operations staff in charge or by emergency personnel. In the event the fire alarm sounds, students shall proceed immediately to the nearest exit or stairwell leading to an exit to egress the building. Students, faculty, and staff should become familiar with the site-specific fire plans. Building occupants shall proceed at a walking (not running) pace and use caution to avoid injury to other persons when exiting. Building occupants should proceed to the designated outdoor safe zones and refrain from leaving until properly accounted for. Safety policies & procedures consisting of campus safety, fire and safety procedures, and VCOM building evacuation plan maps can be found on the VCOM website at: https://www.vcom.edu/faculty-and-staff/fire-and-safety policies-and-procedures Cell Phones, Beepers, iPads and Computer Usage Students must have their own cell phones and email for communication. These are mandatory tools for all VCOM students. Students must turn off their cell phones in the classroom and in the clinical setting unless being used for patient call purposes or when the clinical faculty member has agreed to the student using the device for a search of web-based clinical information. Students may not make unapproved long-distance calls from telephones located on campus or in clinical sites and it is considered unprofessional and unethical conduct to do so. In the case of a true emergency, telephone calls may be placed through the Office of Medical Education or administration at the hospital. Students with cell phones and beepers should turn them off during class or scheduled laboratory sessions. Use of iPads, computers, and other electronic devices in the classroom, laboratory, and small group room settings must be for academic purposes only. Cell phones, iPads, and computers are not allowed in the Standardized Patient, Patient Simulation, or Small Group Review sessions. Classrooms Students are not allowed to bring any additional furniture or large items that would be an obstacle into the classroom and are expected to use the chairs provided by the college. If there is a medical reason why a different chair or related accommodation is needed, the student must contact the Center for Institutional, Faculty, and Student Success to request the accommodation. Bottled drinks with secure lids only, or cups with leak proof secured lids are allowed in the lecture halls, as well as in all common areas of the VCOM building. No can drinks or food/snacks are allowed in the lecture halls, library, quiet study rooms, computer lab, anatomy lab, small group rooms, OMM lab, or SIM rooms. Students are responsible for disposing of their own containers and trash. Clery Crime Statistics Report and Clery Annual Safety Report The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, codified at 20 USC 1092 (f) (Clery Act) as a part of the Higher Education Act of 1965, is a federal law that requires colleges and universities to disclose annual information about campus crime. Each year, VCOM files a report with the United States Department of Education stating the incidences of crime on each VCOM campus. A Crime Log is kept by the Vice President for Operations and may be viewed upon request. The U.S. Department of Education’s report on campus safety for all VCOM campuses is available at: http://ope.ed.gov/campussafety/#/institution/search. For the past several years, VCOM has received an "A" rating with no significant crime problems. The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act and the United States Department of Education’s regulations require Title IV participating institutions to publish an Annual Security Infractions of the policy will cause the student to be sent to the Honor Code Council.

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