In the event that a student injures a patient or otherwise acts inappropriately during a practical examination, the supervising faculty member has the authority to immediately terminate the student's examination and refer the case to the Office of Student Affairs and/or the Faculty Panel on Academic Professionalism (FPAP).
Consequently, depending on the nature of the inappropriate action, the student may:
- Receive a score of zero for the entire practical examination;
- Receive a score of zero for only the section of the practical examination in which the inappropriate action occurred, and/or
- Incur an FPAP penalty for egregious or negligent action.
If an interaction is terminated early, the student will not receive a score for the portion of the examination that was not completed. Any associated points are forfeited, and the student is not eligible for a completion examination. The student may continue to other stations at the discretion of the supervising faculty, but if patient safety is a concern the student may be required to terminate the entire assessment.
Students who are suspected of impairment during patient interactions either within assessments or within the course of normal curricular delivery may be asked to terminate an interaction or be precluded from beginning an interaction. Students may lose participation credit and/or any associated course points for the activity and may be referred to the Office of Student Affairs for follow-up and to FPAP for determination of academic penalty.