“TIME OFF” DURING ELECTIVES: GUIDELINES FOR ELECTIVE FACULTY

Policy limiting number hours of required clinical and educational activities.

This proposal outlines a procedure that will enable the institution to track student performance in the area of Non-Cognitive Behaviors during Electives and required curricular components in Year Four.

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine encourages and supports world health experiences within the curriculum, however the institution needs to be sure that you will be safe in the educational environment. The United States State Department issues travel warnings for various foreign countries with problems that may threaten a traveler. The list is published on the Internet at http://travel.state.gov/warnings_list.html. Southern Illinois University School of Medicine will prohibit travel to destinations which are listed on this website or to countries where travel insurance cannot be

SIUSOM Y4 Student Attendance Policy Regarding Medical Appointments Students will be excused from elective activities to seek needed medical care after notification and approval of the appropriate supervising elective faculty or his/her designee. Regarding Non-Emergency Absences Elective course faculty may approve brief absences during their elective, but are not required to do so . Any request must be made in advance, and with as much notice as possible. At the discretion of the faculty, students may be required to make up any missed work and/or be assigned additional work in order to receive

As a medical student at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, you are subject to the informational disclosure requirement contained in §401 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act (750 ILCS 60/101 et seq.l. This means that you are required to offer to a person suspected to be a victim of abuse immediate and adequate information regarding services available to victims of abuse. "Abuse" for purposes of the Domestic Violence Act means physical abuse, harassment, intimidation of a dependent, interference with personal liberty, or willful deprivation but does not include reasonable

Students are expected to participate in all activities of the third year. 3.1 Regarding Illness/Bereavement/Emergency Absences Students are required to contact their Core Clerkship or PEP Director or his/her designee directly and or abide by the arranged method of contact set by the clerkship rotation. 3.2 Regarding Medical Appointments Students will be excused from third year activities to seek needed medical care after notification and approval of the Core Clerkship or PEP Director or his/her designee. Advanced notice is preferred and should be directed to the appropriate Clerkship Director