VCOM Institutional Policy and Procedure Manual

VCOM Policy and Procedure

Policy #S002

Students should also be aware that excessive unexcused absences may be presented as evidence during Promotion Board Hearings. VCOM follows the Department of Education a withdrawal policy guidelines, which require that a student must be withdrawn from the academic program after missing 14 consecutive calendar days (including weekends and holidays) after the student’s last date of attendance.

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TARDINESS

4.1 OMS 1 and OMS 2 Tardiness Tardiness is defined as arriving more than 5 minutes after the scheduled time the class or other educational activity/exam begins. Tardiness or late arrival is disruptive to other students who arrived on time and who are already engaged in the academic activity. Regarding timely arrival to exams, students should be in the designated testing space 10 minutes prior to the exam start time but must be in the designated space no later than the designated start time as exams will begin promptly at the designated start time. A student who arrives more than 5 minutes after the scheduled start time will be treated as tardy and must report to the Office of Medical Education prior to entering the lecture hall or other testing space and may be denied entry into the lecture hall/testing space. The student will be required to make up the exam at a date and time of Med Ed’s choosing. Students who are not permitted to complete the exam during the designated time will be required to submit a request for an unplanned excused absence; however, submission does not guarantee approval and the absence may be documented as unexcused. Repeated tardiness will be referred to the Honor Code Council. Students must be in their assigned seat to receive credit for attendance, if they are not present in their seat at the time the picture is taken, they will be marked as absent. Repeated tardiness in regard to mandatory learning activities and exams will be defined as: • Two or more tardy incidences in a block • Three or more tardy incidences in consecutive blocks 4.2 OMS 3 and OMS 4 Tardiness Tardiness is defined as arriving more than 5 minutes after the scheduled time the preceptor designates as the expected arrival time. Students are expected to arrive on time to all clinical rotations. If a student is late, he/she must notify the Site Coordinator and the preceptor prior to arrival. Students must have a reason for being late such as illness or vehicle issues, and it is not anticipated that this would occur on more than one occasion. Repeated tardiness is considered as unprofessional behavior and is a reason for dismissal from a rotation. Students with repeated tardiness will be referred to the Honor Code Council. DURATION OF POLICY The Attendance Policy is effective as of the date above and will remain effective until amended or terminated by the President, with approval by the Board of Directors. 5.

VCOM Attendance Policy

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