Student Evaluation:
Grading, Attendance Policy, Written Reflection Requirements

Grading:  The course is graded on a Pass/Fail basis. There are 5 components required to pass the course.

1. Attendance is mandatory. However, in the event of an absence, a two-page Reflection Paper describing  your recent clerkship rotation experiences is required to help you remain in the habit of reflecting. Please email your Reflection Paper to your Reflection Small Group Facilitators and, for your file, to Sandra Cavalieri at scavali@lumc.edu.

2. Students are required to complete the online evaluation form for each session within one week following the session. Failure to complete at least 6 of the 8 evaluation forms within the specified time frame will result in a remediation assignment.

3. Satisfactory MS3 Participation in the following PCM-1 mentor/teacher activities are a requirement to earn a grade of Pass in PCM-3:

   1. Meeting with M1 student mentee for TWO encounters during Semester 1 and TWO encounters during Semester 2. M1 students will complete an evaluation form regarding your performance as a mentor."  (Form)

   2. PCM-1 Physical Exam Skills Workshops and OSCEs (one session per third-year student)

   3. MS3 satisfactory participation in the PCM1 Physical Exam Skills Workshops OSCEs will be verified by the PCM-1 course administration.

      
      

4. Completion of Ethics Case Paper or essay on Spiritual Care and Death of a Patient by April 18, 2012.  (For instructions, click http://www.bioethics.lumc.edu/education/ethics_paper.htm.)

5. Successful completion of a cumulative final examination (details to follow).