Procedure
Preclinical students are permitted to remediate up to two course failures each academic year. Upon course finalization, remediating students will be notified by their campus Director of Preclinical Education (DPCE) of their need to remediate and will work together to develop a remediation plan according to the predetermined remediation dates. This must be done for the first course failure as well as the second course failure received. Meeting with the DPCE is a prerequisite for the remediation of any course failure. The structure of a course remediation is determined by the Course Director. Remediation examinations must be proctored by an RVU employee or designee. Preclinical remediations must be completed by July 1 of the current academic year. Remediation for course failures must be successfully completed before a student can progress to the next year in the curriculum sequence. For numerically scored courses consisting of a written remediation exam, the remediation must be passed with a 70.0% or greater.
In the event that a course remediation is not passed, a re-remediation is not permitted. Any student who fails a course remediation or fails three courses within an academic year will be referred to the Student Performance Committee and may be subject to dismissal. For additional information please refer to the Student Performance Committee section of the RVUCOM Student Handbook under Academic Policies.
OMS III and OMS IV students who fail a clinical clerkship must meet with the Clerkship Director to receive a remediation plan. Failure to remediate will result in a referral to the Dean of RVUCOM (or their designee) for disposition.
Grading
RVUCOM follows AAMC guidelines regarding the transparency of academic records for medical students. Any student who successfully remediates a course failure will have their transcript notated with the Grade Code of ‘NX’ and a Grade of ‘PX’ to indicate a successful remediation has taken place. For Quality Point (used in class rank and GPA calculation), a 70.00 multiplied by the course credit hours will be awarded for successfully remediated pre-clinical courses.
For OMS III clinical clerkships, successful completion of all remediation as directed by the Clerkship Director will result in the total course points being reduced to 70% of the original points. For grades of Px - Multiply the total points earned in the course by .70 and then by the credit hours earned. Example: (79 points x .70) x 4 credits = 221.2 quality points for the course.
In the event a course remediation is failed or not completed, the original course grade shall be recorded on the transcript with the original course Grade Code.