Policies

Contact the Continuous Quality Improvement Committee for questions and feedback.

Student Policy and Procedure Guide Table of Contents

• Medical Student COVID-19 Procedures
  • Medical Student COVID-19 Procedures
• Admissions Policies
  • Admissions Policy
  • Criminal Background Checks
• Professionalism Policies
  • Artificial Intelligence Policy
  • Dress Code Policy
  • Medical Student Honor Code
  • Professionalism
• Curriculum Policies
  • Audience Response Clicker System
  • Examination Policy
• Foundations Policies
  • Foundations Absence Policy
  • Foundations Faculty Exam Review Policy
  • Foundations Scheduling Policy
  • Foundations Student Contact Hours Policy
• Doctoring Policies
  • Advanced Doctoring Absence Policy
  • Doctoring Absence Policy
  • Clerkship Patient Logger Policy
  • Clinical Medicine Doctoring Professionalism Policy
  • Duty Hours Policy
  • Expectations for Resident Teaching in Clerkships and Electives
  • Policy on Selective and Electives
  • Scheduling
  • Supervision of Medical Students Policy
• Student Success Policies
  • Academic Standing
  • Class Quartile
  • NBME Comprehensive Science Exam Attempt Policy
  • Student Success Policy
  • Student Promotions Committee
  • Transcripts and Permanent Grades Policy
• Fair Treatment Policies
  • Accommodations for Breastfeeding/Pumping
  • Equality, Affirmative Action, and Harassment
  • Fair Treatment of Students
  • Notice of Non-Discrimination
  • Religious Observances Policy
• Academic Advising
  • Special Testing Accommodations
• Student Health Policies
  • Behavioral Health
  • Building and Maintaining Strong Mental Health
  • Formaldehyde Exposure
  • Health, Life and Disability Insurance
  • M.D. Program Vaccination Requirements
  • Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens
  • Substance Abuse Violations
• Miscellaneous Policies
  • Affiliation Agreements Policy
  • Annual Medical Student Attestation of Policies
  • Email Communication
  • Medical Liability Coverage
  • Medical Student Research Policy
  • Policy for the Recruitment of Medical Students as Research Participants
  • Records and Confidentiality
  • Social Media Policy
  • Tuition Refund Policy for M.D. Program

Faculty Policies Table of Contents

Faculty Procedures Table of Contents

New Unified Policies

• Policy 001 Policy on BSOM Policies

Series 100 Organization, Mission, Values

Mission and Vision

• 110 BSOM Mission Statement
• 111 BSOM Vision Statement

Principles and Values

• 120 Diversity Policy
• 121 Conflict of Interest Policy
• 122 Continuous Quality Improvement Policy

Series 200 Faculty

Faculty Rights and Responsibilities

• 201 Bylaws
• 202 Code of Faculty Behavior

Faculty Rank and Promotion

• 210 APA Fully Affiliated Faculty
• 211 APA Partially Affiliated Faculty
• 212 Emeritus Status
• 213 Matrix and Joint Appointment
• 214 Institutional and Aux Appointments
• 215 Resident Faculty
• 216 Specific Faculty Actions

Teaching

• 220 Non-Faculty Instructor Policy 
• 221 Supervision of Medical Students Policy

Evaluation

• 230 Annual Evaluation 
• 231 Department Chair Admin Review

Series 300 Students

Federal and State Regulations

• 301 FERPA
• 302 Ohio Residency Policy

Admissions

• 310 Admissions Policy
• 311 Criminal Background Checks
• 312 Technical Standards Policy

Transfer and Prior Learning Credit

• 320 Transfer Policy

Academic Standing

• 330 Academic Standing
• 331 Class Quartile

Registration

• 340 Enrollment in Programs Outside of the Boonshoft School of Medicine M.D. Program

Course Drops and Repeats

• 350 Withdrawal Policy
• 351 Policy for Repeating

Requirements for Degree and Program Completion

• 360 Policy for Pass/Fail
• 361 Promotion Policy
• 362 Graduation Policy

Student Conduct and Integrity

• 370 Honor Code
• 371 Artificial Intelligence Policy
• 372 Professionalism Policy
• 373 Dress Code
• 374 Medical Student Attestation of Policies

Series 400 M.D. Program Academic Standards and Curriculum

Academic Credits

• 401 Credit Hour Policy
• 402 Grading System
• 403 Assessment Timeliness Policy
• 404 Transcript Policy

Curriculum

• 410 Duty Hours Policy
• 411 Absence Policy
• 412 Required Clinical Experiences
• 413 Examination Policy
• 414 Service Learning Policy
• 415 Policy on Selectives and Electives
• 416 NBME Comprehensive Science Exam Attempt Policy
• 417 Appeals Policy

Course Scheduling

• 430 Scheduling Policy
• 431 USMLE Timing Requirements
• 432 Advisors and Mentors

Course Fees

• 440 Tuition and Fee Refund Policy

Series 600 Research

Researcher Rights and Responsibilities

• 610 Research COI and Financial Disclosure
• 611 Ethical Standards in the Conduct of Research
• 612 Pharmaceutical/Medical Device Industry COI
• 613 Medical Student Research Policy
• 614 Medical Students as Research Participants

Series 700 Facilities and Operations

Communications and Access

• 710 Email Communication
• 711 Social Media Policy

Series 800 Human Resources

Equity and Inclusion

• 801 Notice of Non-Discrimination
• 802 Discrimination and Harassment Based on Protected Class
• 803 Mistreatment
• 804 Religions Observances
• 805 Faculty Complaints
• 806 Accommodations for Breastfeeding/Pumping

Conditions of Employment

• 820 Faculty Titles
• 830 Student Health, Life and Disability Insurance

Benefits

• 831 Medical Liability Coverage

Leaves

• 840 Leaves of Absence
• 841 Parental Leave

Series 1100 Information Technology

Information Technology

• 1111 Audience Response Clicker System

Series 1200 Institutional Identity and Records

Regulations

• 1201 Use of BSOM Name and Symbol

Records

• 1220 Records and Confidentiality
• 1221 Affiliation Agreements

Series 1300 Accessibility, Health, Safety, Security

Emergencies, Injuries, and Illnesses

• 1320 Inclement Weather Policy
• 1321 Medical Student COVID Procedures
• 1330 Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens

Emergency, Health, Safety, and Accessibility

• 1340 Immunization Requirements
• 1341 Behavioral Health
• 1342 Resilience Program for Medical Students
• 1343 Formaldehyde Exposure
• 1344 Substance Abuse Violations

Accessibility

• 1360 Academic Support
• 1361 Special Testing Accommodations