Following every examination period, the Academic Progress Review Committee (APRC) reviews student performance and identifies students with performance trends that indicate students are at risk of not achieving performance standards. Subsequently, during mandatory advising meetings, Academic Advisors meet individually with these students to discuss program requirements and standards, identify obstacles to progress, and consider opportunities for improvement. Performance data indicate that many students who do not meet performance standards in the traditional Live-Lecture-Based delivery format of the MD curriculum (LLD) make significant improvement in ITI delivery format ; therefore, Academic Advisors may encourage students to choose the ITI delivery format . Students who choose this option by the established deadline transition to the ITI sessions and schedule and must remain there for the remainder of the academic term.
At the end of the academic term, the APRC makes recommendations to the Senior Associate Dean, Basic Sciences related to students who are achieving well above minimum requirements transitioning back into the Live Lecture delivery, students with sub-par performance remaining in the ITI for an additional term, and students with at-risk performance transitioning into the ITI for the following term. The APRC makes all determinations about student progression in the ITI delivery format at the end of each term.