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| PRE-CLINICAL
MEDICINE PROGRAM |
| CLEARANCE
FROM SABA |
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completing the basic sciences or concluding studies for any
reason must first obtain a financial clearance letter from the
school's administration office. Without this form, it will not
be possible to purchase a ticket from Saba to St. Maarten. The
form needs to be presented to the Immigration Officer at the
Airport before a student is permitted to board a flight. Clearance
signatures are required from the student's landlord, major utility
company, Satel N.V., and the local Telephone Company where a
student may have acquired debts. This is done to insure that
no student leaves with financial arrears on the island. Transcripts
may be withheld for students who do not pay expenses encountered
while in residence on Saba.
Students
must have a minimum GPA of 2.0 in the basic sciences and be
recommended by the Pre-Clinical Medicine faculty to enter
the clinical medicine portion of the curriculum. Entry requirements
for clerkships include:
- Application
for Professional Liability Insurance
- Completed
Current Immunization Form
- Participation
in a Clinical Orientation Session
- A Personal
Interview with Office of Clinical Medicine Staff
- Signed
Clinical Contract
- Completed
Clinical Preference Questionnaire
- A Neatly
Typed Curriculum Vitae
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| CLINICAL
PLACEMENT |
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Geographical
mobility is required of all students in the clinical medicine
program. Students are given an opportunity to fill out a geographical
preference form prior to entering the clinical medicine program.
Special
consideration is given to engaged, married students, and students
with school age children.
- Clinical
rotations are scheduled through the SABA University Office
of Clinical Medicine. Students are not permitted to contact
affiliated hospitals directly until official assignment
to the site is received via a clerkship confirmation form.
Special arrangements for electives or other rotations should
be first cleared through the Office of Clinical Medicine,
which will provide proof of insurance and liaison contacts
with the hospital or preceptor.
- Students
will be required to complete an oral or objective examination
at the end of each core clinical rotation. This score will
be averaged with the overall score of performance given
by the preceptor. An overall score of 75% is required to
pass each clinical rotation. Written examinations are not
required in elective rotations.
- The
highest standards of conduct and performance are expected
of SABA University students. One hundred percent attendance
is required for all rotations. Clinical students with excessive
absences, whether excused or unexcused, may fail a rotation.
Violation of hospital rules or a pattern of inappropriate
or unprofessional behavior will result in immediate disciplinary
review and may result in suspension or dismissal from the
Clinical Medicine Program.
- Students
are expected to take the USMLE Step I examination within
3-4 months of completing the Basic Science Program. Students
are permitted to begin rotations directly after taking the
USMLE Step I. Students who fail Step I will be required
to take a leave of absence to re-take the exam. Failure
of the USMLE Step I will generate automatic review by the
Promotions Committee.
- If
a student achieves a GPA of less than 2.0 at any time during
their course of study in the SUSOM program, the individual
may be placed on Academic Probation or involuntarily dismissed
from the program.
- If
a student achieves a grade of "F" in any one course
during a semester, the student will be placed on Academic
Probation and must repeat that course during the next possible
semester. This student may not withdraw from the failed
course for academic or disciplinary reasons. Failure to
complete the failed course may result in dismissal from
the medical school.
- Any
student who has been placed on Academic Probation may not
be permitted to register for an overload (i.e., more than
three courses) during the time the student is on academic
probation or during any future semester. If a student fails
two courses in one semester, they will be required to repeat
those courses and may not register for any other courses
in that semester. The Promotions Committee may elect to
terminate the student who fails two courses in the same
semester.
- If
a student passes a course that has been repeated, the Promotions
Committee may remove the student from academic probation,
depending upon the student's overall GPA.
- If
a student receives a failing grade in a repeated course,
the student may be dismissed from medical school.
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| LEAVE
OF ABSENCE |
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Requests
for a Leave of Absence may be granted for medical, personal,
financial or academic reasons. Emergency leaves for a short
period of time may be granted in cases of a serious illness
or death in the family within 24 hours of written notification
by the Dean of Basic Sciences or Dean of Clinical Medicine.
Students are required to give advanced written notification
and must assume responsibility to complete course or clinical
rotation requirements upon returning. Time missed during basic
science studies will be counted as part of the 90% class attendance
requirement. The maximum time granted for a Leave of Absence
in the Basic Sciences is one academic semester (16 weeks).
For students who are receiving financial aid through TERI,
notification will be submitted for an approved Leave of Absence.
Students who neglect to return to the program at the end of
the leave of absence or who neglect to apply for an extension
are subject to administrative withdrawal from SABA University.
Clinical
medicine students who wish to take more than 30 days off during
their third and fourth year clerkships must request written
permission in advance to the Dean of Clinical Medicine. Students
must specify dates and the reason for the request. Students
who fail to request a leave of absence may be subject to immediate
administrative withdrawal. The Office of Clinical Medicine,
the preceptor and the hospital's Office of Medical Education,
must be notified immediately if a student has an emergency
requiring absence from a rotation. All time missed during
a rotation must be made up to the satisfaction of the hospital
Director of Medical Education or the preceptor.
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