Academic Policies

ACADEMIC POLICIES

KYCOM students are evaluated based on their performance on assignments, as well as on their achievements on regularly scheduled written and practical examinations. The results of the examinations, along with reports concerning attendance, conduct, and professional attributes, are considered by the KYCOM Promotion and Matriculation (P&M) Committee to determine student eligibility for promotion into the next year of the KYCOM curriculum, and for graduation.

Students must fulfill any incompletes and remediate all failures, including failure of a clinical rotation, prior to beginning the subsequent year’s curriculum. Upon recommendation of the P&M committee, students may be required to complete the following before advancing to the next academic year:

a.       Pass a remedial course or examination offered by KYCOM faculty;

b.       Earn a 70% grade or better at another institution acceptable to the appropriate course director with the concurrence of the appropriate Associate Dean and the KYCOM Dean; or

c.       Repeat failed course(s) at KYCOM.

In all instances, both the original and remediated grade will be recorded on the student’s transcript. The grade recorded from the remediated course in no case can be greater than 70%. In the instance of a remediated course, the 70% grade will be used when calculating the student’s cumulative grade point average.

Students are expected to develop and demonstrate qualities, attitudes, and behavioral patterns appropriate to a career in osteopathic medicine and consistent with the osteopathic oath taken at the time of graduation throughout the KYCOM program of medical education. Students are expected to maintain high standards of personal and professional behavior in interactions with patients, peers, members of the health care team, and the members of the faculty and staff, and to follow KYCOM and health care facility policies and procedures. Integrity is an essential personal quality for successful completion of this D.O. program. Further, students are expected to abide by University, local, state, and federal regulations, and laws. Student matters may be forwarded to the P&M Committee for its deliberation and recommendation on whether the student may continue in the curriculum should concerns arise in any of these areas.

For more information on KYCOM academic and student policies as well as the responsibilities of the KYCOM Promotion and Matriculation Committee, please refer to the KYCOM Student Handbook and the KYCOM Clinical Rotations Manual.