Committee ActionsThe committee recommends appropriate action based on approved guidelines. Committee actions cannot be expunged from a student's record. Committee actions may include remediation, probation, reprimand, dismissal, medical or psychological evaluation, or revised curricular assignments. A quorum, defined as one-half of the voting membership of the Committee, plus one, must be present for the Committee to conduct official business. Decisions of the committee are made by a majority vote of the members present at an official meeting.The Chair casts a vote in the case of a tie. Student members may participate in all proceedings of the Committee. Immediate Suspension
If, in the opinion of the dean, the alleged violation continues to jeopardize patient safety or disrupt the orderly academic processes of the University, School of Medicine, affiliated hospitals, or site assignments, he or she may suspend the student's enrollment immediately. The imposition of such suspension shall be communicated in writing by registered letter or in person. Delivery of such a letter or personal notification must be followed within 24 hours by notification in writing of charges as specified under hearing procedures. A student so suspended may request an expedited hearing before the Student Promotions Committee. A hearing will be scheduled within three business days of the request, or as soon thereafter as possible, to consider the matter and take appropriate action. Dismissal
Repeated failure and marginal academic work indicate serious difficulty. Continued failing or marginal performances in multiple or repeated courses or clerkships in one or more years will lead the committee to consider dismissal. A dismissal decision will be based upon the number and nature of failed or marginally passed courses and clerkships and the existence of extenuating circumstances. Sanctions
Upon finding a student guilty of violating one or more of the foregoing behavioral or School of Medicine standards, the SPC may stipulate a period of disciplinary probation or suspension; a course of professional counseling with periodic reports to the SPC; restitution; termination of participation in school committees or activities; dismissal; or any combination of the above. While on disciplinary probation, a student may continue registration in credit-bearing programs of the school. Further problems during probation typically lead to a much stronger action by the SPC. Suspended students may neither register for nor attend classes; they also may not participate in programs or activities of the school. Please note: The school in good conscience cannot conceal from residency program directors or others to whom the student requests that evaluations or recommendations be sent, any infraction of the behavioral standards that the SPC has found a student to have committed or any remedial action taken by the SPC. | 
