Policies and procedures
Policies regarding student mistreatment, discrimination and harassment complaint process, nondiscrimination/Affirmative Action Policy can all be found in the sections below.
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Disclaimer: Please note that the information contained within the documents is subject to change during any academic year. Wayne State University School of Medicine (WSUSOM) reserves the right to make changes including, but not limited to, changes in policies, course offerings, and student requirements. These documents should not be construed in any way as forming the basis of a contract. The WSUSOM Medicine M.D. Handbook and Policies are typically updated yearly, although periodic mid-year updates may occur when deemed necessary. Unlike degree requirements, changes in regulations, policies, and procedures are immediate and supersede those previously published.
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Official M.D. Handbook and Policies
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Academic and student programs
- Academic pursuit - WSUOM Education Research
- Communication policy
- Definition of medical student practice role
- Dismissal
- Elective course selection and policy
- Grading
- Intellectual property ownership
- Non-faculty instructor policy
- Probation and academic warnings
- Promotion and graduation
- Remediation / Repeating failed courses/ Clerskships
- Student appeal of grades
- Student support/intervention
- Time Zone policy
- Transportation policy
- USMLE policy
- Assessment
- Assessment and evaluation
- Clerkship and clinical site policies
- General standards
- M.D. requirements and procedures
- Consumer affairs complaint procedure
- Professionalism
- Records, registration, and enrollment management
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Student Affairs
- Attendance and absenteeism policies
- Leave of absence process and policies
- Medical Student Performance Evaluation (MSPE)
- Mistreatment policy and procedure
- Student Disability Services (SDS) and testing accommodations
- Student Services Office of Student Affairs
- Travel requests for research related activity
- Withdrawal from medical school
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Wayne State University policies and resources
- Campus safety and criminal statistics
- Community standards
- Computer and device security
- Computing and data
- Drug and alcohol use on campus policy
- Financial aid
- Non-discrimination affirmative action
- Ownership and use of WSU names and trademarks
- Safety communications
- Smoke-free environment
- Title IX - Sexual misconduct