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  • Medical Education
    • Financial Aid
      • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Curriculum
      • Curriculum Overview
      • Competency-Based Graduation Program
      • Year-Out Program for Biomedical Research (M.D./M.S.)
      • Practice of Clinical Medicine
    • Supporting Our Students
      • Student Organizations
      • Learning Environment and Mistreatment
      • Special Events
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      • Policies
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      • LCME Preparation Progress and Timeline
  • Graduate Medical Education
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  • Continuing Medical Education

These policies reflect the regulatory standards and mandates that students and faculty must follow for compliance reasons. Some policies pertain specifically to students, while others pertain to educators, administrators and specific units within the medical school.

Academic Workload in the Pre-Clinical Curriculum

Clinical Supervision of Students

Committee on LCME Standards and Continuous Quality Improvement

Competency Based Graduation

Completion of Required Clinical Experiences

Confidentiality, Maintenance and Amendment of Student Records

Course and Clerkship Director Responsibilities

Curricular Changes Requiring Curriculum Council Approval

Curriculum Council Operating Standards

Curriculum Review and Evaluation Process

Degree Requirements for the M.D. Program

Elective Opportunities

Formative Assessment and Feedback

Grade Timeliness

Institutional Learning Objectives Review and Revision Process

Learning Environment and Student Mistreatment Reporting

Narrative Assessment

Non-Involvement of Healthcare Providers in Student Assessment and Promotion

Requesting an Alternative Educational Site

Student Clinical Duty Hours

Technical Standards for the M.D. Program

Transfer and Admission with Advanced Standing

USMLE Step Examinations Policy

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