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 the Dean of Students (DOS) and/or the Faculty Panel on Academic Professionalism (FPAP).
Consequently, depending on the nature of the inappropriate action, the student may: 1) Receive a zero score for the entire practical examination, 2) Receive a zero score for only the section of the practical examination in which the inappropriate action occurred, and/or 3) Incur an FPAP penalty for egregious or negligent action. The requirement for early termination of the interaction will mean that no scoring for the missed portion of the examination is subsequently possible, the points are forfeited, with no eligibility 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 DOS for follow-up and to FPAP for determination of academic penalty.