Student Handbook

Academic policies

Evaluations, grades and promotions

• Internal evaluations
• External evaluations including USMLE policies
• Examinations
• Exam comment books
• Policies for students with disabilities
• Policies regarding failed courses and clerkships
• Evaluation in clinical clerkships
• AAMC transcript guidelines
• The Medical Student Promotions Committee
• Policies on tutoring
• Disputes and complaints
• FERPA and access to academic files

Absences

• Attendance expectations and absences
• Absence from exams
• Time off for residency interviews
• Time off for USMLE exams

Enrollment

• Extended academic schedules
• Satisfactory academic progress
• Leaves of absence
• Dropping and adding clinical clerkships
• Withdrawal from the College
• Reinstatement to the College

Health policies

• Health insurance
• Immunization requirements
• Needlesticks
• Respirator Fitting: Airborne Infection Prevention
• Substance abuse
• Policies for students with disabilities
• Personal counseling

Professional and ethical behavior policies

• Ethical principles
• Professional conduct
• Honor Code
• Confidentiality
• Dress code
• Course and lecture evaluations
• Attention to administrative details
• Collegiate computer misuse

Miscellaneous other policies

• Collegiate policy on medical student duty hours
• General policy regarding on-call room keys
• Diversity
• Parking
• Smoking
• Scheduling a club or organization event
• Study space guidelines
• Cash handling policy
• Visiting medical students

important all-University Policies

• Policies Affecting Students, The Student Bill of Rights, University Policy on Human Rights and much more
• University of Iowa Division of Student Services
• University of Iowa Operations Manual
• Policy on Sexual Harassment
  • http://www.uiowa.edu/~our/opmanual/ii/04.htm
  • http://www.sexualharassment.uiowa.edu/
• Policy on Consensual Relationships Involving Students
• Anti-harassment Policy
• Visitors in the workplace (refers to all University facilities)

Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
The Office of Student Affairs
1216 MERF
Iowa City, Iowa 52242-2600
(800) 342-2978
(319) 335-8278
Fax: (319) 335-8643
Emergency Hotline: (319) 384-1704
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