VCOM College Catalog and Student Handbook

Promotion Board

It is the responsibility of the Promotion Board to assess the academic progress of students toward the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree and make recommendations to the Campus Dean regarding students’ academic progress. The Promotion Board is convened at the end of each block/rotation after all grades have been determined by the Associate Dean for Pre-Clinical Medical Education, the Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, and/or the Associate Dean for OMS 4 and GME, to review students deemed to be having difficulty making academic progress. The Promotion Board also serves as the faculty appointed body who approves students who are eligible for graduation. The Campus Dean or the appropriate Associate Dean for the academic year may also call a meeting of the Promotion Board in cases where the academic progress of a student is affected by a leave of absence, temporary withdrawal, suspension, or other similar factors. Reasons to Call a Promotion Board for OMS1 and OMS 2 Students The Associate Dean for Pre-Clinical Medical Education will refer to the Promotion Board any student who has: • F Course Grades: o Received an F grade for the overall course o Failed to pass an approved remediation for a course resulting in an F grade o Failed any component of an academic year that is required for promotion to the next academic year • Repeated F grades of the same or different required components of a course or courses within an academic year or while on academic probation, regardless of successful remediation of the component from a previous block o Examples include failure of any of the following: anatomy lecture, anatomy practical, PPC/OMM lecture, PPC/OMM practical, simulation) (i.e. fails the Block 3 anatomy practical and the Block 4 anatomy practical or fails the Block 3 PPC/OMM lecture component and the Block 4 anatomy practical component) • A GPA of 2.79 or less • Demonstrated inability to make academic progress while on Academic Probation • Been on a leave of absence, temporary withdrawal, or suspension and has been granted the ability to re enroll by the Campus Dean to determine appropriate placement in the curriculum • Failed to meet the requirements set forth in previous Promotion Board decisions by the Dean and/or Provost • Other referrals by the Campus Dean or the Associate Dean It should be noted that students who are brought before the Promotion Board for more than one F course grade are generally recommended for dismissed. Additionally, both NBOME and VCOM only allow four attempts to pass COMLEX Level 1; therefore, failure of a fourth attempt on any level of COMLEX will result in dismissal. Reasons to Call a Promotion Board for OMS3 and OMS 4 Students The Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs or the Associate Dean for OMS 4 and GME will refer to Promotion Board any student who has: • Failed a clinical rotation performance evaluation, thereby failing the clinical rotation • Failed an end-of-rotation exam within the same discipline twice (i.e. the second attempt of the pediatrics end-of-rotation exam), thereby failing the clinical rotation • Failed to complete their research course requirement in the timeframe required • A GPA of 2.79 or less

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