XUSOM has a single set of core standards for the achievement, promotion, and graduation of medical students across all locations affiliated with the school. The faculty develops and implements effective policies and procedures regarding, and makes decisions about, medical student assessment, promotion, graduation and any disciplinary action.
A student is considered to be achieving satisfactory academic progress as long as he or she passes the sequence of courses and clerkships established by the Curriculum Committee and meets the performance standards Curriculum Committee. The assessment of academic progress includes the domains of knowledge, skills, behaviors, and attitudes – as expressed in the XUSOM’s Program Educational Objectives.
Professionalism is an integral component when considering academic progress. Independent of the final grade, unprofessional behavior may be the sole criterion for which a student may be recommended for an academic probation, suspension, dismissal, or other sanctions as described throughout this document.
The Promotion and Progress Review Committee defines and recommends to the Deans and the CAO the degree of academic proficiency a student must attain before he/she is promoted to the next academic level and ultimately to graduation.
The formal procedures and rules put forth by the Promotions and Progress Review Committee is consistent throughout the school and across all clinical sites.
Policy contact: Chair, Promotions and Progress Review Committee
Approved in Faulty senate: 13 August 2021
Published: 13 August 2021
Reference:
- ACCM Standards May 2021. Standard 9.1 and 9.2
https://accredmed.org/standards/#STANDARD_9_STUDENT_PROMOTION_AND_EVALUATION