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May 04, 2024
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2015-2016 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Medicine, MD
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Rush Medical College: Academic Program
Academic Policies
Please refer to the policies of the Committee on Student Evaluation and Promotion (COSEP) for detailed academic policies.
Course Credit
Rush Medical College assigns no credit hour value to its courses. First- and second-year courses are recorded on the transcript according to the semester in which the courses are given; clinical courses/clerkships are recorded on the transcript according to the dates when the course is taken.
Recording of Grades
Please see the COSEP policies and procedures for details about how grades are recorded and disseminated.
Definition of Student Status
The status of a student shall be determined in accordance with these rules by the OMSP or the COSEP. All statuses shall be recorded on the transcript. Please see the COSEP policies and procedures for additional details about student status.
Dismissal. Dismissal is the permanent administrative termination of a student.
Suspension. Suspension is the administrative termination of the enrollment of a student for a specific period of time.
Withdrawal. Withdrawal is the voluntary termination of enrollment by a student.
- A student who withdraws from the college and subsequently seeks reinstatement must submit a written petition for reinstatement to the Committee on Admissions of the College if withdrawal took place before the completion of the student’s first term of enrollment. If the student withdrew subsequent to the first term, the student must submit a written petition to the COSEP for reinstatement.
- A student who fails to engage In registration for courses or who fails to engage in a course according to the policies of the College will be considered to have withdrawn. A student withdrawing under this provision may submit a written petition to the OMSP for reinstatement. The OMSP shall determine whether special circumstances existed which justified the student’s failure to engage or whether the student’s petition should be forwarded to the COSEP.
Grades and Examinations
The grading system for Rush Medical College shall be established by the COSEP and adhered to by course directors. Please see the COSEP policies and procedures for details about course grading.
Student Performance Assessment in a Course
Please see the COSEP policies and procedures for details on the following:
- Performance evaluation
- Absences from Examinations
- Failed courses in first and second years
- Status of students with course failures
Academic Dismissal
Grounds for dismissal are outlined in the COSEP policies and procedures.
Remedial Programs
COSEP establishes requirements for remedial work for students with more than one outstanding course failure in the first or second year. Remedial work requirements in all years of the curriculum will be reasonably related to the seriousness of the student’s deficiencies. Such requirements may include but need not be limited to the following: study with re-examination, retaking failed courses during the next academic year and retaking all courses including those satisfactorily passed. A failure in a required clerkship must be remediated in a manner prescribed by the course director in consultation with the Office of Medical Student Programs and approved by COSEP, consistent with the reasons for the student’s failure. A student required to repeat any component(s) of a required clerkship must complete the failed course prior to beginning another core rotation. In developing requirements, COSEP will consider the needs of the individual student and will endeavor to develop a program that, if successfully completed, will strengthen the student’s prospects for successfully completing the remainder of his or her college program.
Failure to Pass Step 1 of United States Medical Licensure Examination
All students must take Step 1 of the USMLE at the completion of their second year. Permission to defer taking this examination must be granted by the Office of Medical Student Programs. Students who defer Step 1 beyond the established deadline must defer clinical rotations. Students must successfully complete USMLE Step 1 within nine months of completing the M2 year. Students who fail the USMLE Step 1 three times will be automatically dismissed.
Organization
The RMC curriculum is based on establishing a foundation in the basic sciences and clinical medicine through required preclinical and clinical courses and electives.
Curriculum: First and Second Years
Curriculum: First Year
The M1 Basic Science content is integrated into seven blocks taught in sequence through the academic year. Those seven blocks, listed in the order in which the blocks are presented in the 2014-2015 academic year, are:
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Elective courses may be taken in parallel with the required M1 curriculum. Enrollment in the M1 electives is limited. Three M1 electives are offered: Humanities in Medicine, Basic Biomedical Research, and Sonographic Anatomy.
Curriculum: Second Year
The M2 Basic Science content is integrated into blocks taught in sequence through the academic year that focus on the study of the causes and effects of disease and therapeutics. The Physicianship Program continues In the second year to complement the courses listed. The blocks are listed in the order in which the blocks are presented in the 20014-2015 academic year:
Grading
Students will receive a grade of honors, pass, fail or incomplete for each of the blocks. The Physicianship Program is graded pass/fail.
Curriculum: Third and Fourth Years
The curricula of the third and fourth years provide students with additional training in clinical skills, diagnosis and patient management in a variety of patient care settings.
Prior to the start of the third year, students participate in an intensive review of clinical skills. Students must take the United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 1(USMLE) before the start of the intensive review of clinical skills. Students who do not pass USMLE Step 1 are required to discontinue the M3 curriculum for remediation (please refer to section on Step 1 failure for additional information).
Clinical experiences primarily take place at Rush University Medical Center and the John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County. Students request a schedule of the M3 required clerkships through a lottery toward the end of the M2 year and students request a schedule of the M4 required clerkships and electives through a lottery toward the end of the M3 year.
A minimum of 78 weeks of clinical experiences is required for graduation. The curriculum includes 50 weeks of required core clerkships in internal medicine, neurology, pediatrics, psychiatry, obstetrics/gynecology, surgery, emergency medicine, primary care and a required senior sub-internship. The remaining 28 weeks required for graduation consist of elective study in areas of special interest to each student. The choice of electives is guided by the goal of an educationally-balanced undergraduate experience. Of the 28 weeks of required student-chosen electives, up to 12 weeks of elective study may take place at other LCME- or ACGME-accredited institutions and a maximum of eight weeks of elective rotations may be taken in a single subspecialty.
Grading
In the M3 and M4 years, students will receive a grade of honors, high pass, pass, fail or incomplete for each of the clerkships and electives.
In preparation for the USMLE Step 2 Clinical Skills exam, fourth-year students complete the Clinical Skills Assessment with standardized patients at the start of the fourth year. This experience is designed to aid in self-evaluation of one’s clinical skills (communication and interpersonal skills, attitudes and procedural skills). In order to qualify to graduate, students musthave passed both USMLE Step 2 Clinical Knowledge and Step 2 Clinical Skills.
Notification of Grades
Please see the COSEP policies and procedures for details about notification about grades.
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