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Final graduation of a student will depend
on the following: a. Each student must have
successfully completed and passed graduation
requirements including all required and
elective courses and passing of the
examinations conducted by the university.
b. Each students must have
demonstrated the necessary ethical and
professional qualities required of a
physician. c. Throughout the course
of study, the appropriate Medical School
Advisory Members will monitor students
performance. In the event a student fails in
the professional examination at any level,
appropriate action will be recommended by
the Medical School Advisory members, i.e.
Recommended tutoring, special courses or a
leave of absence to improve the students
performances. All students who have not
failed the course for the second time and
who's behavior has not been judged to be
unprofessional will be considered to be
making satisfactory progress and will be
considered in good standing.
Policies: Students must receive fully satisfactory
grades in all courses before being promoted
to the next level. Students may repeat a
course for a year only once. If a
Student fails in a retaken examination, the
student will be dismissed from the school.
At Lahore Medical and Dental College, there
is a requirement of at least 75 percent
attendance in all courses throughout the
five years. All leaves of more than 3 days will have to
be approved by the appropriate Dean /
Principal based on individual evaluation. If
a leave is taken for medical reasons, the
confidentiality of the student / physician
relationship will be respected. No medical
information will be made available to any
body without the consent of the student. A
letter from the treating physician
supporting the advisability of a leave will
be needed. Procedures: All academic deficiencies including
allegations of unprofessional conduct will
be brought to the attention of the Student
Advisor. Monitoring of students' performance
will be a continuous process and adhoc
meetings may be called at any time to
consider the performance of individual
students. Regular meetings will be held once
each semester primarily to consider the
performance of students. These meetings may
be attended by the parents. In case of
unsatisfactory academic performances or
unprofessional conduct, the Medical Advisory
Committee headed by the Principal will make
a decision, which may included (but is not
limited to), a)
Taking no action b)
Sending the student a letter of concern /
Advice, c)
Placing the student on probationary status, d)
Recommending remedial action, or e)
Recommending disciplinary action (e.g.
Reprimand, mandated leave etc.) Advisory status is meant to assist student
in succeeding and is not considered an
adverse action. It will also not be reported
on the transcript. For students required to
undertake remedial work, the advisory
committee should clearly stipulate the
nature, expectation and timings of this
remediation. The adequacy with which the
student completes this remediation will be
addressed by the committee at its first
meeting after the stimulated completion. Under the advisory / probationary status
following services will be made available: Extra tutoring.
Medical students at Lahore Medical and
Dental College are expected to adhere to the
higher standards to professionalism, both on
and off campus in their professional
personal actions. They are expected to
demonstrate outstanding professional
qualities. Violation of the standards set
forth are grounds for disciplinary
actions upto and including dismissal from
the college. Major disciplinary actions such
as suspensions, formal reprimands, mandated
leave or requirements to repeat a year taken
by the Medical Advisory Committee against
its student will be reported in the
students' transcript.
Any person can bring to the attention of any
Faculty Member a medical student's violation
of college professional or ethical
standards. Any Faculty Member receiving such
a report shall inform the Principal as soon
as possible. The Principal will decide
whether the allegation warrants further
investigation. After investigation, the
Advisory Council will make a report within
30 days. The Principal will notify the
student of the results of the investigation
in writing.
A student may choose to appear before the
Advisory Committee chaired by the Principal
on his / her own or an advocate who is not
an attorney. Decisions of the Medical
Advisory Committee chaired by the Principal
are final and there is no mechanism for
appealing against these decisions.
Falsification of Admission
Information
A student who intentionally
provides false or misleading information on
an application to the school but who is
enrolled before that is discovered, is
subject to disciplinary action, upto and
including dismissal from the school. The
Medical Advisory Committee shall decide what
action is warranted.
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