The SPC has the authority to make decisions regarding student progression in the Program and disciplinary action(s) based on each student’s academic performance, professional conduct development, and adherence to the Student Code of Conduct policies.
For Professional Conduct Deficits
Any student who is suspected of violating the Student Code of Conduct may be referred to the SPC for a decision(s) on disciplinary action and progression, including dismissal from the Program.
In cases where the SPC does not dismiss the student, the student is placed on Professional Probation and is required to successfully complete remediation of the professional conduct deficit(s) in the following time frame:
Didactic Phase
Prior to beginning the Clinical Phase (this may result in a delay in beginning SCPEs, a delay in graduation, and failure to complete the Program curriculum within 54 months of initial matriculation)
Clinical Phase
Prior to beginning the next scheduled SCPE or beginning the Summative Evaluation (this may result in a delay in graduation and failure to complete the Program curriculum within 54 months of initial matriculation)
In addition, the SPC may require any of the following for professional conduct deficits:
* Mentoring by faculty
* Use of other Program/LMU resources
* Other (e.g., use of resources external to LMU)
Violations of the Arrest/Criminal Background Check and Drug/Alcohol Screening
If the student does not successfully complete remediation of professional conduct deficit(s), the student will be dismissed from the program. In addition, students referred to the SPC more than once for professional conduct deficits may be dismissed from the program.
Students arrested for alcohol, illicit drug(s), or illegally obtained prescription drug(s) charges are referred to the SPC for immediate This may result in the student being removed from the current SCPE. The SPC may make the decisions listed in the “For Professional Conduct Deficits” section above. This may result in a delay in beginning SCPEs, a delay in graduation, failure to complete the Program curriculum within 54 months of initial matriculation, or dismissal from the Program.
Clinical Affiliates reserve the right to refuse and remove any student arrested for an alcohol, illicit drug(s), or illegally obtained prescription drug(s) charge from their Clinical Site(s). This may result in a delay in beginning SCPEs, a delay in graduation, failure to complete the Program curriculum within 54 months of initial matriculation, or dismissal from the Program.
Students found guilty of an alcohol, illicit drug(s), or illegally obtained prescription drug(s) charge are immediately dismissed from the Program.
In addition, students arrested for an alcohol, illicit drug(s), or illegally obtained prescription drug(s) charge are expected to seek appropriate medical/behavioral treatment/counseling to determine if future patient safety may be compromised by the student’s actions. The Program may require the student to obtain medical/behavioral treatment/counseling to ensure the Program and the public that patient safety will not be compromised by the student’s actions.
Academic and professional standing within the Program for students arrested for other charges is at the discretion of the Program Director and/or the Administration of the School of Medical Sciences (SMS) and LMU and is based on current policies or precedence. Students found to falsify information about past or current criminal history will be dismissed from the Program.
For Academic Deficits
Didactic Phase – Academic Probation
Any student required to complete remediation is automatically placed on Academic Probation at the time of identification and documentation of the academic deficit. The course grade for the related course may be initially recorded as “IP” (in-progress) until the remediation assessment(s) is completed. The SPC reviews documentation for every student required to complete remediation at the end of each semester. At that time the SPC may recommend any of the following actions/requirements for students who have successfully completed remediation:
* Removal from Academic Probation
* Mentoring by Program faculty
* Use of other Program/LMU resources
* Other (e.g., use of resources external to LMU)
* Progression in the Program
Students who do not successfully complete remediation assessment(s) will be dismissed from the Program.
Didactic Phase – Course Failure
Course grades are calculated after remediation assessments are completed. Failure of any remediation assessment for a course results in failure of that course regardless of the final calculated course score. Any student who fails a Didactic Phase course will be dismissed from the Program.
Clinical Phase – Academic Probation
Any student required to complete remediation is automatically placed on Academic Probation at the time of identification and documentation of the academic deficit. The course grade for the related course may be initially recorded as “IP” (in-progress) until the remediation assessment(s) is completed. The SPC reviews documentation for every student required to complete remediation at the end of each semester. At that time the SPC may recommend any of the following actions/requirements for students who have successfully completed remediation:
* Removal from Academic Probation
* Mentoring by Program faculty
* Use of other Program/LMU resources
* Other (e.g., use of resources external to LMU)
* Progression in the Program
Students who do not successfully complete remediation assessment(s) will be dismissed from the Program.
Clinical Phase – Course Failure
Course grades are calculated after remediation assessments are completed. Failure of any remediation assessment for a course results in failure of that course regardless of the final calculated course score. Any student who fails a Clinical Phase course will be dismissed from the Program.
Didactic Phase Cumulative Examination, Clinical Phase Cumulative Examination, and Summative Evaluation – Remediation
The SPC reviews documentation for every student required to complete a remediation assessment(s) for any component of the Didactic Phase Cumulative Examination, Clinical Phase Cumulative Examination, and Summative Evaluation following completion. At that time, the SPC may recommend any of the following actions/requirements for students who have successfully completed the remediation assessment(s):·
* Removal from Academic Probation
* Mentoring by Program faculty
* Use of other Program/LMU resources
* Other (e.g., use of resources external to LMU)
* Progression in the Program
* Completion of a PANCE review course prior to taking the PANCE
* Independent review of specific content on the PANCE Content Blueprint prior to taking the PANCE
* Progression to Graduation
Students who do not successfully complete Summative Evaluation remediation assessment(s) may be dismissed from the Program.