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Student Affairs

Orientation

Orientation occurs on the week prior to the start of classes. Its purpose is to acquaint the student with classmates, curriculum information, upperclassmen, members of the administration, faculty and staff. Activities include registration and the procedural matters related to enrollment. Information and schedules of activities are sent to entering students during the preceding spring and summer.

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Housing

Medical students must assume the responsibility for making their own living arrangements. For information relevant to housing, consult the two daily Tucson newspapers and the daily student newspaper. The Associated Students' Office in the Student Union Memorial also maintains a list of available housing.

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Campus Health Service

All students matriculated in the College of Medicine are eligible for care at The University of Arizona Campus Health Service, an accredited ambulatory care facility.   Charges incurred at Campus Health, as well as charges for required referrals into the community, are the responsibility of the student.  For this reason, all students in the College of Medicine are required to show documentation of valid health insurance coverage. The Student Health Insurance may be purchased at the time of registration. For a more complete description of the services available at Campus Health, refer to the website at http://www.health.arizona.edu
 
Health Requirements:  Students accepted to the College of Medicine are required to submit proof of immunization from measles, mumps,  and rubella.  These must include one rubella vaccination after 12/31/79 and two measles vaccinations, at least one of which must have been administered after 12/31/79.  Students must also submit proof of Hepatitis B vaccination, chicken pox immunity, plus a tuberculosis skin test.  In all instances, these tests and vaccinations can be provided by the Campus Health Service and their cost borne by each student involved.

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The Code of Scholastic Conduct

Students who enter the College of Medicine find themselves in the company of scholars, each of whom is working to expand his/her own knowledge, to extend the boundaries of human knowledge and to apply knowledge in service to all people. The faculty and students of the College of Medicine require that a man/woman shall act honorably in all the relations and phases of student life; therefore, all work is conducted under an honor system. The essence of the system is that a student's word can be accepted without question as truth, and any violation of a student's word is an offense against the entire student body. The fundamental demand that the honor system makes on the individual is that each one resists less than honorable means to attain a desired end. The honor system is not an end in itself but is a framework for behavior and a means of inculcating a spirit of integrity that should sustain the student throughout his/her lifetime.
All scholastic behavior in the College of Medicine is regulated by a Code of Scholastic Conduct. Each accepted student, before matriculating, is required to read and sign a statement that he/she will abide by the Code. The Code of Scholastic Conduct shall be read to all entering students at Orientation.

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Code of Conduct for Professional Relationships in the College of Medicine

1. Act honorable in all endeavors.
The physician has been entrusted by society with vital responsibilities-maintenance of health and prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease. In accepting this trust, it is expected that members of the medical profession will act honorably in all of their endeavors. The need to adhere to the highest standards of personal and professional integrity applies equally to practicing physicians, faculty members in academic medical centers, house officers and medical students.
2. Respect others.
All individuals should be treated with the respect due any person in this society regardless of individual differences such as: race, gender, sexual preference or level of training. Students have the right to express ideas, values and religious beliefs and to practice them within the confines of the ethics and acceptable standards of the medical profession. Furthermore, consideration should be given to individual limits in respect to level of education as well as emotional and physical abilities. Finally, students should be treated as developing professionals and future colleagues of the faculty. Concomitantly, students should respect the faculty in the same way in which they wish to be treated.
3. Never:
a. Commit an act of physical violence (except in self-defense)
b. Sexually abuse or harass
c. Discriminate on the basis of gender, race, ethnicity or sexual orientation
d. Threaten to harm
e. Verbally abuse
4. Criminal Convictions.  
        Although applicants will not necessarily be precluded from being admitted to the College of Medicine because of a prior felony conviction,
        they are advised that professional licensing boards in the State of Arizona and elsewhere may refuse to issue a license if an individual has
        a felony or other conviction on his or her record. You are advised that, if you have been convicted of a criminal offense, other than a
        minor traffic offense, you will be required to disclose the nature of the offense, the court in which the conviction occurred, and what
        disposition occurred as a result of that offense. This disclosure must be made whether or not you served a sentence and/or had your
        civil rights restored, or whether you have had the conviction(s) expunged from your records.  Convictions that were overturned on
        appeal or that resulted in gubernatorial reprieves or pardons need not be disclosed.
5. Fingerprinting and Background Checking         
        Prospective students also are advised that some hospitals and outpatient clinics require that medical students [and residents],
        submit to fingerprinting and criminal background checks and receive appropriate clearance before they will be permitted to
        participate in clinical rotations at those institutions. Students [residents] who do not submit to fingerprinting and/or receive
        appropriate clearance may be unable to fulfill their academic requirements at the College of Medicine, and therefore may not be
        able to complete their educational program.  Unless otherwise paid for by the hospitals or outpatient clinics, students will be
        required to bear the expense of such screening.  Neither the University of Arizona nor the College of Medicine pays or reimburses
        for the expenses related to background checking or fingerprint clearance.
6. Report violations of this Code of Conduct to the appropriate authorities

Institutional Responsibilities to Students

It is the responsibility of the faculty and administration of the College of Medicine to provide the following in the education of students:
  1. An environment in which the educational activities of the students are adequately supported and their physical safety is protected.
  2. A curriculum in which their education is paramount in the assignment of all tasks. Tasks given to students should be assigned for the primary purpose of enhancing the students' educational experience. Though students provide a valuable service role for the healthcare teams, this should not be the main focus of their activities.
  3. Support in all aspects of their professional development. This support should include a carefully planned and well articulated curriculum. The administration should facilitate the progress of the student through this curriculum. Finally, students should be supported in their personal development as they deal with the various adjustments to the profession and the difficulties they may encounter in their lives outside of the institution.
  4. A reasonable amount of unassigned time for self care, social and family obligations and recreation.
  5. Accurate, appropriate and timely feedback to the students concerning their performance in the curriculum. The evaluation of students should be consistent with the stated goals of the course that should, in turn, be meaningful for future medical practice. Furthermore, feedback needs to be provided during the course in addition to that provided at the end.
  6. Opportunities for students to participate in decision-making processes in the College.

Responsibilities of Students

It is the responsibility of the students to:
  1. Respect the authority of the faculty in determining the proper training environment and activities for their education.
  2. Meet the objectives of the curriculum to the best of their abilities.
  3. Take an active role with the faculty in the refinement and evaluation of the curriculum.
  4. Communicate to the faculty their individual values and limits when these are in conflict with assigned tasks.
  5. Support their colleagues in their professional development.
  6. Assume an appropriate level of responsibility in healthcare teams and to execute these responsibilities to the best of their abilities.

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Advising and Counseling

The Office of Student Affairs coordinates the advising and counseling functions for medical students. A systematic faculty advisory system is in place. The advisory system is designed to help students with academic decisions, provide guidance about professional behavior and career choices and, in general, help the students in the process of becoming physicians. The Assistant Deans for Student Affairs provide counseling to students directly and can also assist students in obtaining counseling services and therapy from mental health care professionals on campus and/or in the community. All services are provided on a strictly confidential basis.

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Student Representatives

Students may actively participate in the affairs of the College of Medicine in a number of important and constructive ways. On a formal level, each class elects two representatives to membership on the College of Medicine Student Council. All other elected student representatives to other committees are also members of this body. The Medical Student Council meets regularly with the Dean of Student Affairs to discuss issues of mutual concern. In addition, the Medical Student Council supervises the selection of student representatives to various faculty-student committees. Examples of these are the Curriculum Committee, Student Progress Committee, Committee of Nine, Honors and Awards Committee and various subcommittees of these. A number of departments actively seek student representation for various departmental decision-making and advisory groups.
The formal election of representatives in no way prevents a student from discussing with any member of the faculty or administration issues of concern to that student. All students are encouraged to participate in the affairs of the College to the extent of their time, interest and inclination.

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Alumni Association

The College of Medicine Alumni Association is part of The University of Arizona Alumni Association. Graduates of the College of Medicine are automatically members of The University of Arizona College of Medicine Alumni Association.  The Association holds an annual reunion during the week of Homecoming in the Fall. The Board of Directors, made up of two representatives Tucson/Phoenix from each of the graduated classes, meets several times yearly to organize alumni events and issues.
The College of Medicine Alumni Magazine is published biannually and serves as a means of communicating with the alumni. The Alumni Association also gives a College of Medicine Alumni Medal, which is presented to an alumnus who has been active in community service, involved in teaching and research and has shown unique qualities within his/her profession.

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