Student Policies

Professional Conduct and Mistreatment Policies

http://www.medschool.lsuhsc.edu/student_affairs/conduct.aspx

Clerkship Duty Hours

(Adopted by the Curriculum Oversight Committee)

Students on clinical clerkships should not spend more than 80 hours per week (on average over the duration of the clerkship) in clinical and didactic learning activities.  Students who are assigned to overnight call in the hospital should not have patient care responsibilities after 1:00 PM on the following day.  Students will still be expected to attend mandatory didactic activities even after overnight call.   In-house call must occur no more frequently than every third night, averaged over a four-week period.  Students should have at least 24 consecutive hours off/week averaged over the duration of the clerkship.  This policy holds true for all required clerkships, including Neurosciences.

If a student has concerns that their duty hours have been exceeded, they should contact the Director of the Clinical Sciences Curriculum (Dr. Robin English), the Associate Dean for Student Affairs (Dr. Joseph Delcarpio), the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs (Dr. Fred Lopez), or the Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education (Dr. Richard DiCarlo).

Clerkship Absence

Juniors

Seniors

Clerkship Failure Guidelines

The following are institutional guidelines, but some clerkships may have more specific policies.

A grade of “Incomplete” will be given to a student who passes all clinical and other requirements of the clerkship but fails the shelf examination.  This grade will be changed to a “Pass” once the examination is retaken and passed successfully.

A grade of “Fail” will be given to a student under the following circumstances:

• The student does not turn in all requirements (e.g. booklets, other assignments) by 30 days after the examination.
• The student does not complete all online modules by 30 days after the examination.

Clerkship directors may assign a grade of “Fail” to a student under the following circumstances:

• The student receives a failing evaluation for one or more clinical components of the clerkship.
• The student displays unprofessional behavior during the course of the clerkship.

Promotion Policies

http://www.medschool.lsuhsc.edu/student_affairs/regulations.aspx

Needle Stick Injury

http://www.lsuhsc.edu/no/organizations/campushealth/studenthealth/needlestickinjury.asp