| Any incident of cheating, falsifying records, or other breach of academic integrity, either confirmed or suspected, should be reported promptly by the observer to the course director or to one of the academic deans. The observer must identify himself or herself to one of these individuals for even a cursory investigation to proceed and/or for any discussion to be held with the alleged offender. At the observer’s request, his or her identity will be kept confidential; in such a case, however, no further action can proceed beyond a private discussion. Only if the identity of the observer and the nature of any evidence can be made known to the alleged offender can others be brought into the investigation and the matter referred to the Student Promotions Committee for a hearing and possible disciplinary action. Alternatively, an observer may report an incident of cheating to a Student Senate officer, who, with the other officers, will confront the student with a private discussion and, if warranted, refer the matter to the Associate Dean for Student Programs and Professional Development or the Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education.
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