REMEDIATION POLICY AND PROCEDURE {A3.14c}
Remediation is the process of addressing deficiencies in a student’s knowledge and skills, so that the deficiencies are corrected. Remediation is NOT Retesting. The purpose of remediation is to identify areas of student weakness, assist the student in overcoming those weaknesses, and provide an opportunity for the student to demonstrate achievement in the area(s) of identified weakness. Course Directors may initiate remediation measures at any time when an area of weakness is identified in a student.
- A student receiving a “C” in a didactic course or “C” grade in a SCPE course, a failed end of rotation exam or failed OSCE will remediate the identified area(s) of deficiency. The specific remediation plan developed is at the discretion of the course instructor in collaboration with the Didactic Education Director and the faculty advisor for didactic courses and the Clinical Education Director with collaboration of the faculty Advisor and Clinical Preceptor for SCPE courses and may include but is not limited to:
- Reading assignments.
- Written completion of selected course learning objectives with reference citations.
- Written response to selected exam items with reference citations.
- Problem-based learning exercises focused on area(s) of weakness.
- Written self-reflection exercise.
- Individual faculty-led tutoring (especially skills related deficiencies). Skills review and assessment.
Repeating a portion of or the entire SCPE.
- Reading assignments.
- Students will be reassessed after completion of the outlined remediation plan with an emphasis on areas of poor performance. The assessment activity may vary depending on the nature of deficiency and degree of remediation necessary. A successful remediation plan will include:
- Academic Improvement Form: Composition/nature of assessment and the student performance required for successful remediation of material.
Date in which assigned activities are due and follow-up.
- Academic Improvement Form: Composition/nature of assessment and the student performance required for successful remediation of material.
The responsible course director or codirector must document remediation efforts and outcomes and submit documentation to the Program Administrator in the respective year to be filed in the student’s official file.
The course instructor must notify the Didactic Education Director or the Clinical Education Director of any student needing remediation. The DED and CED will be responsible for notification to the Student Progress Committee (SPC) of any remediation plan. To ensure adequate rigor and consistency within the program, the SPC must approve remediation plans and remediation reassessments prior to implementation.
- Unsuccessful remediation efforts will be forwarded to the SPC for review. The Committee may recommend appropriate courses of action, which may include the entire range of possible outcomes up to and including dismissal from the program.