Attendance Guidelines
Year One Curriculum
It is the philosophy of the School of Medicine that, in general, students themselves select and attend activities which are of educational value towards accomplishing the objectives of the program. Expectations for attendance may vary from unit to unit. Each coordinator informs you of their attendance requirements at the beginning of the unit. However, there are different categories of scheduled activities for which decisions regarding attendance may be affected by a range of variables. The following comments will help you in judging the importance of attending various activities.
General Attendance Guidelines can be found on the Curriculum web page which can be reached from
https://www.siumed.edu/yoc/
All calendar entries are identified as Required, Optional or Strongly Recommended. Attendance will be taken at Required events as the faculty deem necessary.
In general, the following activities are required throughout the year: tutorial sessions, mini case presentations, most clinical skills sessions, physician mentor experiences (four half-days per unit), case wrap-ups or resource sessions involving patients or guest physicians, assigned clinical field experiences, Basic Life Support training, universal precautions & infectious disease orientation, PAC events, the first gross anatomy resource session (lab protocol), any optional resource sessions for which students sign-up and evaluations.
Absences from Campus
There will be times when you need to miss an event. If you know in advance you’ll miss an activity, contact the faculty member responsible for the event, the Curriculum Coordinator or the current Unit Coordinator, preferably in advance of the scheduled time.
Emergencies also happen, and when they do you need to tell somebody. We ask that you not just tell a classmate because it frequently happens that hours or even days go by before they tell a faculty member. Instead, please contact either of the Assistant Deans in Carbondale, their staff, your advisor, your tutor, the Curriculum Coordinator or the current Unit Coordinator and they can get the word out. In addition, if you have concerns about a classmate, feel free to contact any of the people listed above with your concerns.
Year
Two
Curriculum
Absence requests of a non-emergency nature should be directed to the directors of individual disciplines with scheduled learning activities on the day(s) in question.
When an absence is necessary because of illness or other substantial problems, you should notify the year two curriculum coordinator in the Office of Education and Curriculum, who in turn will notify the appropriate discipline leaders. During the introduction to clinical medicine blocks, these absences should be reported to the introduction to clinical medicine discipline director.
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Absences for attending social events, athletic contests, and similar activities are not sanctioned.
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You are responsible for making up all missed assignments and activities.
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Refer to each individual discipline’s module for specific attendance policies.
Clerkships
If you are planning to be absent from clerkship activities, permission should be obtained from the appropriate clerkship director. For absences longer than one day, the Office of Student Affairs should also be notified.
Electives
Attendance is required at all scheduled course activities unless specifically designated as optional. Ample time has been built into the elective year to allow you to arrange interviews for residency programs without interfering with your elective course work.
Elective course faculty may approve brief absences during their electives, but are not required to do so. Any request must be made in advance, and with as much notice as possible. You may be required to makeup any missed work or time in order to receive credit for the elective. Unexcused absences, excessive absences, and failure to complete required makeup work may result in an unsatisfactory grade or reduced credit for the course.
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