Protect Your Rights as a Medical School Student: Disciplinary Actions and Remediation

The Penn State College of Medicine, funded initially by The M.S. Hershey Foundation and U.S. Public Health Service, opened in 1967 and is now part of the larger Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. As it has grown throughout the years, the school’s administration launched an innovative Family Medicine 3+3 Accelerated MD Program that involves three years of medical school and three years of family medicine residency.

However, students facing high standards in academic achievement and professionalism often have too much at stake not to succeed. Academic rigor requires a broad range of learning, including extensive clinical training to provide patients with effective medical care. Students who might face disciplinary action for breaches of professionalism risk potential sanctions that may include suspension or dismissal from their program.

Common Breaches of Professionalism

Medical schools maintain guidelines for professionalism in which failures to manage academic obligations properly can put students under high stress levels leading to difficulties handling responsibilities correctly. A failure to honor patient needs presents additional problems. Finally, students who demonstrate deficient communication skills could experience setbacks like compromising rapport or showing inadequate empathy skills.

Dismissal from College of Medicine

Expulsion from an academic institution usually occurs when students engage in serious misconduct violations like persistently ignoring the code they agreed upon within the school’s integrity processes or presenting false information during various processes.

In some cases regarding severe sanctions resulting from academic infractions, such as suspension or dismissal, students can benefit from expert legal counsel working on their behalf as advocates proficient in evaluating the legal process adequately.

Remediation

If you fail a course or any academic program level due to substandard performance, violations concerning academic integrity or other related issues rise concerns; arrangements will allow you to take corrective measures through remediation programs like retaking a course or repeating an entire term if necessary. Other remedial activities include analyzing particular motivations behind bad performance or encouraging students through increased academic support by using the Academic Progress Committee. Students who enter remediation are placed on academic probation.

Experienced Advisory Attorney for Medical School Students

Medical school students today face a wide range of challenges, and perhaps one of the most significant is an unblemished reputation as future physicians. An experienced advisory attorney understands that it can sometimes be necessary to have legal representation during such times of crisis. However, choosing an experienced lawyer – someone who has a history of success in representing the rights of medical students – may help students overcome potential obstacles more effectively.

Many prestigious schools today are dedicated to maintaining and protecting their reputation; As such, those responsible for managing student discipline may hastily pursue resolutions imposing disproportionately harsh penalties on accused parties. Todd Spodek is a practicing attorney dedicated entirely to helping medical school students navigate any disciplinary process adequately, and he will work diligently and tirelessly at their behalf.

Contact the Spodek Law Group Today

If you’re a current medical school student facing potential disciplinary action that could affect your education status or any subsequent professional endeavors adversely, you need to act quickly to protect yourself effectively. Call the Spodek Law Group now at (888) 535-3686 or contact us online for additional information about how we can assist you boldly!