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School of Medicine
Honor System
I. Foundation
II. Honor Code
III. Honor Court
IV. Examinations
V Reporting Violations of the Honor Code
VI. Pretrial Procedures
VII. Trial Procedures
VIII. Penalties
IX. Announcement of Findings
X. Appeals
XI. Orientation

 

 

 

 

XI. Orientation

  1. Student Orientation

  1. Prior to orientation, all incoming freshmen will be sent an agreement to be signed and turned in at Orientation stating that they have read the Honor Code, understand its meaning and implications and agree to abide by this Code.
  2. Orientation of the incoming Freshman class shall be the responsibility of the Honor Court as a whole, with the Sophomore members acting as coordinators.
  3. A thorough orientation shall be given during the first week following matriculation. Short daily sessions are suggested covering: the foundation of the system; the Honor Code; the Honor Court and how it functions; reporting of violations.
  4. Periodic re-emphasis of the Honor Code will be the responsibility of the Court members of the respective classes. Sophomore members shall be responsible for the Freshman class until such time as Freshman members are elected.
  1. Faculty Orientation
  1. Orientation of the Faculty shall be the responsibility of the President of the Honor Court and the Court’s faculty members.
  2. The Honor System shall be explained at the first faculty meeting, and copies of the Honor System shall be made available.
  3. It shall be emphasized that the Code is applicable in all phases of the student's medical education.
  4. The President of the Honor Court may make a yearly report to the Faculty Senate and the student body regarding the disposition of cases with the same constraints as listed under Section IX excepting IX.5.

Revision of the Honor System
Revisions shall require a simple majority of the voting members of the Honor Court, approval of the Dean of the School of Medicine and a ratification by a simple majority of the voting student body of the School of Medicine.

Revised 5/1991
Revised 5/2000
 


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