EAA025 Medical Students to be Excused from Classes in Order to Access Health Services
Policy Number: EAA025
Policy Title: Medical Students to be Excused from Classes in Order to Access Health Services
A. Policy
Medical students are required to attend all courses and clinical assignments unless formally excused, as evidenced by a signed and approved absence request form, by their Module Lead/Clerkship Director(s)/Course Lead (s) and approved by the respective deans of education. Excused absences are granted when the health and safety of the student and the student's classmates might be adversely affected. In circumstances involving illness or other medically related issues that prevent a student from attending a class or completing a mandatory assignment or assessment, he or she must inform the Module Lead/Clerkship Director(s)/Course Lead (s) as per Attendance policy (EAA002, EAA071). Documentation verifying the student's absence may be requested and must be provided within 3 weeks of the event. If the length of absence is long enough to adversely affect the student's academic performance the Leave of Absence Policy (EAA010) will take effect.
Extended/Multiple Absences: A student requesting multiple absences should work with the Associate Dean of Student Affairs to best address issues or concerns that might arise.
It is expected that medical students request absence(s) via the Excused Absence Request Form which is found in the Module/Clerkship/Course Blackboard.
Appendix A
LCME Standard(s)
12.4 STUDENT ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES
A medical school provides its medical students with timely access to needed diagnostic, preventive, and therapeutic health services at sites in reasonable proximity to the locations of their required educational experiences and has policies and procedures in place that permit students to be excused from these experiences to seek needed care.
Dates Reviewed or Amended
Approved by the Faculty Assembly on September 11, 2017.
Approved by the Central Curricular Authority Committee (CCAC) on August 23, 2017.
Reviewed, amended, and approved by the Central Curricular Authority Committee (CCAC) on June 30, 2021.
Approved by the Dean/Chief Academic Officer on December 21, 2017; July 2, 2021.