This policy establishes parameters for student workload during the Preclerkship Phase.
Note: This policy is effective with the Classes of 2027 and 2028 beginning July 22, 2024.
This previous version of the policies and procedures governing student progress and appeals of academic and disciplinary decisions went into effect in November, 2010, and was superceded by the current policy on June 30, 2013.
The current policy is available here.
This policy is intended to protect medical student confidentiality and provides restrictions on requests for and use of College of Medicine – Tucson (COM-T) undergraduate Medical Education Data for research and program improvement purposes. Data requests must be submitted to and approved by the Accreditation & Analytics Office. Medical Education Data must be used in a manner that protects student confidentiality.
The MD curriculum is designed through educational principles that are distinctive to the program. This faculty adopt these principles to ensure medical students will be well prepared for advanced study in any clinical discipline.
This policy is intended to describe the process for student challenges to Pre-Clerkship high-stakes exam items
and any resulting grade changes that might take place after a post exam review.
To ensure that incoming medical students are able to complete the entire curriculum established by the College of Medicine, the College requires that each student be able to meet the technical standards defined in this document.
Mutual responsibilities among learners, educators and administrators at the College of Medicine - Tucson.
All student surveys must be reviewed and approved through the Office of Curricular Affairs prior to disseminating and gathering survey data of UACOM-T medical students. Local concerns with students being over-surveyed echo national concerns of student survey fatigue.