The grading system for Third and Fourth year students is honors, pass, fail or incomplete. Outstanding students may be selected, in the beginning of the fourth year, for membership in the School's chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha, the national medical student honor society. Department Chairpersons, course directors and faculty are requested to nominate students for this honor. Students must pass all courses each year to progress to the next year. It is the responsibility of the course director, at the beginning of each course and clerkship, to delineate clearly to the students the criteria that will be utilized in assessing student performance and indicate the specific weight to be given to examination scores.
Examinations are only one component in the total evaluation of a student's performance.
Intellectual curiosity, maturity, objectivity, responsibility, and technical skills as well as the ability to relate in an appropriate manner to patients and interact effectively with faculty and staff, are all factors to be considered in the evaluative process. All Rights Reserved. This site is maintained by the Web Development Office .