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Academic Policy Manual Part II (3rd and 4th Years)
Overview

Entering students at the Stritch School of Medicine of Loyola University Chicago are presumed to have sufficient intellectual competence and industry to successfully complete all course and graduation requirements within four consecutive academic years. Promotion from year one to year two and from year two to year three may occur only if all courses have been passed. All courses must be passed and all other graduation requirements must be satisfactorily completed in order for a student to be awarded the M.D. degree. Failure to comply with and/or remediate within the guidelines of the Academic Policy Manual will normally result in actions by the Associate Dean for Student Affairs to change a student's academic status as authorized by the Medical Council of the Stritch School of Medicine.

Matriculated students are assumed to be of high moral character and are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner, maintain high ethical standards and practice academic honesty in all of their academic endeavors. It follows, then that Stritch students will also:

• conscientiously care for patients, their illnesses and all circumstances which arise in association with their illnesses, with the highest standards of professional, ethical, and moral conduct;
• relate in a proper and professional manner to a patient's family and next of kin, especially under the always emotional and often tragic circumstances of the patient's illness, and;
• maintain effective professional relationships with peers and fellow members of the health team in order to assure delivery of quality medical care.

It is the purpose of this Academic Policy Manual to inform all students of:

• general academic policies and procedures;
• the criteria which they must meet in order to be promoted and to be graduated from the Stritch School of Medicine;
• the conditions under which the Committee on Promotions will require certain remedial procedures, or may recommend to the Council of the Stritch School of Medicine that a student's registration be terminated, and;
• hearing and appeal procedures.

Students enrolled at the Stritch School of Medicine must also adhere to the conduct code of Loyola University Chicago as published annually in the Loyola University Chicago Student Handbook.