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EAA045 Medical Student Employment Policy

Policy Number: EAA045
Policy Title: Medical Student Employment Policy

A. Purpose

In recognition of the importance and requirements for all students to reach educational goals enrolled the full-time M.D. curriculum in the School of Medicine, the following policy was established to provide guidance to students, faculty, and administrators.

B. Persons Affected

This policy will cover the students participating in the UTRGV SOM curriculum.

C. Implementation Date

This policy is effective with the UTRGV SOM inaugural class, the Class of 2020, and will remain in effect for future classes unless otherwise amended.

D. Policy

Employment is discouraged, whether on-campus or off-campus, since the demands of the curriculum require a student’s full attention.

A student who encounters academic difficulty can expect an academic counselor or the Medical Student Evaluation and Promotion Committee to ask about time management and outside activities, including employment. Such a student should also expect that among conditions for remediation or probation there may be a recommendation to curtail or end such activities.