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Policy on Access to Student Evaluations

To ensure the integrity and fairness of the grading process, this policy restricts access to course-related evaluations until after all final grades have been officially submitted and recorded.

This policy applies to all directors and coordinators responsible for the administration of any course, block, clerkship, or elective within the medical education program leading to the MD degree.

Protocols and Standards for Assessments in Preclerkship and Clerkship

This policy establishes the protocols and standards for students in the Preclerkship Phase who will use the ExamSoft examination system for graded and non-graded assessments, and for students in the Clerkship Phase who will use the online National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) shelf examination system and the ExamSoft examination system (during Intersessions) for graded and non-graded assessments. This policy is in place to ensure that students have efficient, fair, and positive experiences on assessment days.

Records Retention Policy

The Office of Graduate Medical Education (GME) at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson (UACOM-T) sets forth this policy to establish guidelines for the retention, maintenance, and destruction of records for Trainees in compliance with State of Arizona and Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) recommendations.  The term “Trainee” includes all residents and fellows enrolled in ACGME-accred

Supervision Policy

In order to comply with ACGME Institutional and Common Program Requirements, the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson (UACOM-T) Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC) sets forth this policy to outline the procedure for ensuring oversight of supervision of trainees enrolled in UACOM-T sponsored programs.

Promotion, Appointment Renewal, and Dismissal Policy

To comply with the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Institutional and Common Program Requirements for Graduate Medical Education (GME), the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson (UACOM-T) Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC) establishes this policy to provide guidance and oversight for the promotion, appointment renewal, and dismissal of a resident’s/fellow’s appointment in our UACOM-T sponsored and GMEC-approved Non Standard Training (NST) programs.

Personal Conflict of Interest Policy

The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson (UACOM-T) Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC) sets forth this policy to address potential conflicts of interest arising from interpersonal relationships between trainees and supervisors in the clinical learning environment. This policy directs trainees and/or supervising faculty to disclose relationships that have created, or may create, a conflict of interest, and instructs the training program to manage and reconcile any such conflicts.

Low ITE Referral Policy

In-training examination (ITE) scores are often used as a metric to determine the readiness of trainees to successfully pass board certification examinations. To help ensure trainees successfully pass board certification exams, this policy establishes a process for program directors to identify and remediate trainees with subthreshold ITE scores to ensure success on board certification examinations.