In the preclinical (OMS-I and OMS-II) years, any student who has failed a course will be notified via email. After all final course grades are posted by the registrar for each semester, any student who has failed more than one course across their OMS-I and OMS-II years will be referred to their respective SPC. In the clinical (OMS-III and OMS-IV) years, students who have failed a clinical rotation will be notified via email and referred to their respective SPC. Additionally, failure to demonstrate sufficient academic progress as defined in the LMU-DCOM policies (e.g., COMSAE, COMLEX, COMAT, etc.) will result in referral to the student’s respective SPC.
A designee of the LMU-DCOM Dean will schedule a SPC meeting date and will inform students who are required to attend the meeting via their University issued email address at least three (3) calendar days prior to the start of the meeting, provide an agenda to the members, and convene the meeting. The student’s entire academic and professional record is subject to review at any SPC meeting. Minutes will be kept by a recording secretary. All proceedings are confidential. The meetings are closed to anyone not in the University community. All matters are submitted to a vote, with a simple majority ruling. The chair will be a non-voting member except in the instance of a tie.
The committee’s responsibility is to meet with the student and to discuss academic deficiencies and/or any professionalism concerns. If a student has filed a grade appeal, the SPC meeting will be put on hold until the issue pertaining to the grade is resolved.
The only individuals allowed to attend an SPC meeting include the student, the student's LMU-DCOM advisor (at the student's request), the recording secretary, the committee members, and any pertinent faculty/staff members and/or Deans. The committee’s recommendation will be forwarded to the student’s respective Campus Dean within five (5) working days.
The Campus Dean’s Actions, Appeal Process and Appeals Board are described in the LMU-DCOM student handbook.