Academic Calendar 2004
(New Academic Choices)

Any statement in this announcement applies only to the current session. Students registering in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry are subject to any decisions that may be made by the Council of the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry and by the Senate or Board of Governors of the university.

Students registered in any year are expected to attend the courses of instruction, and are required to take the examinations in all subjects prescribed for that year, unless otherwise permitted by the Chair of the Course Committee concerned and by the Associate Dean, Admissions, Students & Equity Affairs or the Dean of Medicine & Dentistry. Classes desiring a change of scheduling of any lecture, seminar, clinic or laboratory period must have the concurrence of the Chair or Head of the Department(s) or course Committee(s) concerned and the Office of Undergraduate Medical Education.

Emphasis will be placed on all small group participation. A student must satisfactorily pass this component to progress in all phases of the program.

Each student is expected to fulfil clinical responsibilities involving patient care as part of the health care team and is responsible for being present according to hospital (or clinical facility) schedules as part of their academic requirements.

Learning in a teaching hospital means presenting yourself in both dress and behavior in a way that meets the expectations of the people encountered in the hospital. Being ill and hospitalized is a major episode for a patient, and it is often an emotionally upsetting and apprehensive time for them. It is important that all team members be perceived as trustworthy and credible by the patient. Jewellery, hair, dress and behavior that appear bizarre or outlandish to patients will only add to the distress they are already feeling. A medical professional, which is how you are presenting yourself, must extend courtesy and consideration for the feelings of the patient population.

Attending physicians and surgeons bear full responsibility for their patients' welfare. As such they have the right to deny students the right to work with their patients if they feel the student's manner of dress or conduct is inappropriate.