Remediation
Remediation
This policy outlines the procedures for remediation following unsatisfactory performance on course assessments, OSCEs/skills assessments, and program summative assessments. The goal of remediation is to identify learning deficits, support student success, and ensure competency while maintaining academic standards. (A3.14c)
Didactic Assessment Remediation
Course Assessments
Threshold for Remediation
A score of <70% on a formative exam requires remediation.
Remediation Process
Student should immediately initiate contact with course director following receiving a score of <70% on a formative exam.
Student meets with the course director to review missed questions.
Course director identifies areas of improvement and assigns an informal remediation task (e.g., written assignment, narrative, diagram).
The student has two weeks to complete the remediation requirements assigned by the course director.
Students submit the remediation assignment by the deadline.
Course director reviews and determines whether the knowledge gap has been met or remains unmet.
If the student does not successfully complete the remediation task, they will be referred to the Academic Performance and Advancement Committee (APAC). APAC will:
Review all relevant materials
Meet with the student
Develop a proposed action plan, including required steps and a timeline for completion, for approval by the Program Director
Notify the Program Director upon the student’s successful completion of the action plan
Ensure the student has satisfactorily completed and exited the action plan by the end of the term
Remediation does not result in a grade change.
Documentation
Successful completion is determined at the discretion of the course director or APAC when needed.
Documentation of remediation is scanned into the student’s file.
OSCEs and Skills Assessments
Threshold for Remediation
A score of <70% requires the student to remediate and repeat the OSCE, skills check-off, or patient presentation.
Remediation Process
Student should immediately initiate contact with course director following receiving a score of <70% on an OSCE or skills assessment.
Student meets with the course director
Course director reviews areas of improvement with student
Remediation will be developed by the course director
For recorded assessments, student will review their encounter and perform a self-reflection
If the student does not successfully complete the remediation task, they will be referred to the Academic Performance and Advancement Committee (APAC). APAC will:
Review all relevant materials
Meet with the student
Develop a proposed action plan, including required steps and a timeline for completion, for approval by the Program Director
Notify the Program Director upon the student’s successful completion of the action plan
Ensure the student has satisfactorily completed and exited the action plan by the end of the term
Remediation does not result in a grade change.
Documentation
Successful completion is determined at the discretion of the course director or APAC when needed.
Documentation of remediation is scanned into the student’s file.
Clinical Year Remediation
Clinical Assessments
Threshold for Remediation
If the minimum passing score is not achieved on a clinical year assessment
PAEA End of Rotation (EOR) exam <70% requires remediation
Formative OSCE and skills assessment <70% requires remediation
Remediation Process
Student should immediately initiate contact with course director following receiving a score of <70% on a formative exam.
Students meets with the course director to review missed questions.
Course director identifies areas of improvement and assigns an informal remediation task (e.g., written assignment, narrative, diagram).
The student has two weeks to complete the remediation requirements assigned by the course director for formative OSCEs and skills assessments.
The student has until the end of the subsequent rotation to complete the remediation requirements for PAEA End of Rotation exams.
Students submit the remediation assignment by the deadline.
Course director reviews and determines whether the knowledge gap has been met or remains unmet.
If the student does not successfully complete the remediation task, they will be referred to the Academic Performance and Advancement Committee (APAC). APAC will:
Review all relevant materials
Meet with the student
Develop a proposed action plan, including required steps and a timeline for completion, for approval by the Program Director
Notify the Program Director upon the student’s successful completion of the action plan
Ensure the student has satisfactorily completed and exited the action plan by the required time.
Remediation does not result in a grade change.
Documentation
Successful completion is determined at the discretion of the course director or APAC when needed.
Documentation of remediation is scanned into the student’s file.
Preclinical and Clinical Summative Assessment
Threshold for Remediation
If the minimum passing score is not achieved on a summative assessment
EOD Program written exam <80% requires remediation
PAEA EOC exam <80% requires remediation
Summative OSCE <80% requires remediation
Remediation Process
Requires meeting with course director, faculty advisor and Director of Student Success
Remediation activity is developed by the Director of Student Success
If the student does not successfully complete the remediation task, they will be referred to the Academic Performance and Advancement Committee (APAC). APAC will:
Review all relevant materials
Meet with the student
Develop a proposed action plan, including required steps and a timeline for completion, for approval by the Program Director
Notify the Program Director upon the student’s successful completion of the action plan
Ensure the student has satisfactorily completed and exited the action plan by graduation
Remediation does not result in a grade change
Outcomes and Risks
Upon successful remediation, a course grade of “U” will be replaced with a “C” to allow continuation in the program.
Failure to complete remediation or to achieve a “C” on a remediated assessment places the student at risk of dismissal.
A second course grade of “U” after successful remediation subjects the student to consideration for dismissal.
Documentation
Successful completion is determined at the discretion of the Director of Student Success or APAC if needed.
Documentation of remediation is scanned into the student’s file.
Consideration
A student is subject to dismissal with a course performance that includes any of the following:
Two course grades of “U”
Two cumulative GPA checkpoints below 3.00
Three EOR exam scores below 70% or three SCPE grades below 79.5%
Inability to pass a Summative Exam
See Dismissal Policy for more information