{"id":1340,"date":"2015-05-19T13:17:52","date_gmt":"2015-05-19T17:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/?page_id=1340"},"modified":"2026-04-16T16:32:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T20:32:25","slug":"policies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/offices-services\/md-program-offices\/medical-education\/policies\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical Education Policies"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Boston University Chobanian &amp; Avedisian School of Medicine Policies<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/about\/policies\/\">Boston University Chobanian &amp; Avedisian School of Medicine Policies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/faculty\/busm-bylaws\/\">Boston University Chobanian &amp; Avedisian School of Medicine Bylaws<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/admissions\/application-process\/technical-standards\/\">Technical Standards<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/procedure-for-surveys-targeting-busm-students\/\">Procedure for Surveys Targeting Chobanian &amp; Avedisian SOM Students<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"IRB Protocol\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/education\/medical-education\/policies\/irb-protocol\/\">IRB Protocol<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Resources<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Office of the Registrar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/education\/registrars-office\/\">Registrar\u2019s website<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/student-affairs\/md\/student-resources\/atm\/\">Appropriate Treatment in Medicine Initiative <\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/camed\/files\/2024\/12\/Appropriate-Treatment-in-Medicine-ATM-Policy_11-29-2017-3.pdf\">Policy on the Appropriate Treatment in Medicine<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Reporting Unprofessional Behavior\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/about\/reporting-unprofessional-behavior\/\">Reporting Unprofessional Behavior<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/admissions\/why-camed\/\">Admissions FAQs &#8211; Why Chobanian &amp; Avedisian School of Medicine?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/news-events\/communications-office\/\">Communications Office<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<h4>Academic Policies and Information<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/faculty\/evaluation-grading-and-promotion-of-students\/\">Student Evaluation, Grading, and Promotion Policies and Procedures<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><em>See section 2.2 of document for Grade Reconsideration process<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/education\/medical-education\/policies\/delay-of-first-clerkship-policy\/\">Delay of First Clerkship<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Collaborative Student Assessment System\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/education\/medical-education\/policies\/early_identification_policy\/\">Early Identification and Feed Forward Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/student-affairs\/md\/student-resources\/medical-student-disciplinary-code\/\">Medical Student Disciplinary Code of Academic and Professional Conduct<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><em>See section 1.2 of document for Student Code of Conduct<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/offices-services\/md-program-offices\/medical-education\/policies\/artificial-intelligence-use-policy-for-the-md-program\/\">Artificial Intelligence Use Policy for the MD Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Narrative Assessment Policy (BUSM I &amp; BUSM II)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/education\/medical-education\/policies\/narrative-assessment-policy\/\">Narrative Assessment Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/education\/medical-education\/policies\/formative-assessment-and-feedback\/\">Formative Assessment and Feedback Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/education\/medical-education\/policies\/clinical-supervision-policy\/\">Clinical Supervision Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/offices-services\/md-program-offices\/medical-education\/policies\/policy-on-eligibility-of-outside-electives-for-degree-credit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Policy on Eligibility of Outside Electives for Degree Credit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Professionalism\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/education\/medical-education\/policies\/professionalism\/\">Professionalism<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/offices-services\/communications-office\/social-media-guidelines\/\">Social Media Guidelines<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/camed\/files\/2025\/02\/AAMC-Teacher-Learner-Expectations.pdf\">AAMC-Developed Teacher-Learner Expectations<\/a> (Excerpt from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aamc.org\/members\/gsa\/343592\/uniformaffiliationagreement.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AAMC Uniform Clinical Training Agreement<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Student Evaluation of Courses Completion Policy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/education\/medical-education\/policies\/student-evaluation-of-courses-completion-policy\/\">Student Evaluation Completion Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/education\/medical-education\/policies\/grade-submission-policy\/\">Grade Submission Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/faculty\/criminal-record-and-drug-screening-for-students\/\">Criminal Record and Drug Screening for Students Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/education\/medical-education\/policies\/criteria-for-the-award-of-m-d-degrees-with-latin-honors\/\">Criteria for Latin Honors<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/student-affairs\/office-of-academic-enhancement\/academic-enhancement\/peer-tutoring-program\/\">Tutor Program for Medical Students<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Curricular Change Policy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/education\/medical-education\/policies\/curricular-change-policy\/\">Curricular Change Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/education\/medical-education\/faculty-resources\/#clerks\">Faculty &amp; Resident Resources<\/a> <em>(including Clerkship Syllabi and Faculty Guidelines)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Exam Policies<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Exam Policy for Medical Students\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/education\/medical-education\/policies\/exam-policies-for-medical-students\/\">Medical Student Exam Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"L-11 Testing Center (LTC) Boston University Medical Campus Policies and Procedures\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/education\/medical-education\/policies\/l-11-testing-center\/\">L-11 Testing Center Policies<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Health Policies and Information<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/faculty\/blood-borne-pathogen-infections-policy\/\">Policy on Medical Students with Blood Borne Pathogen Infections<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/student-affairs\/additional-student-resources\/needle-stickexposure\/\">Needle Sticks and Exposure<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/faculty\/health-treatment\/\">Separation of Academic\/Physician Roles in the Provision of Health Treatment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/education\/registrars-office\/medical-students\/\">Compliance Requirements for Registration<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/admissions\/md-md-phd-entering-students\/\">MD &amp; MD\/PhD Entering Students<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ehs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Environmental Health &amp; Safety<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Alcohol Guidelines\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/faculty\/alcohol-guidelines\/\">BUMC Guidelines for Serving &amp; Consuming Alcohol at BUMC Events<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dos\/policies\/lifebook\/drugs-alcohol\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BU Policy on Alcohol &amp; Illegal Substances<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Smoking Policies: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/provost\/smoke-free-initiative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boston University Medical Campus<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmc.org\/visiting-us\/smoking-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boston Medical Center<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Attendance Policies<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/education\/medical-education\/policies\/attendance-time-off-policy\/\">Attendance, Time Off, and Personal Days Policy<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/chapel\/students\/religious-holidays-policies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boston University Policy Absence for Religious Reasons<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/attendance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">M1\/M2 Absence Requests and Attendance Portal <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwapp.bumc.bu.edu\/MedPersonalDays\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">M3\/M4 Absence and Personal Day Requests Page<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Work Hours\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/education\/medical-education\/policies\/work-hours\/\">Work Hours<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Weather Policy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/education\/medical-education\/policies\/weather-policy\/\">Weather Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dos\/policies\/lifebook\/jury-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jury Duty<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Additional Clinical Policies<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/education\/medical-education\/policies\/scrubs-policy\/\">Scrubs Guidelines<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 id=\"copyright\">Copyright Policies<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/handbook\/ethics\/copyright-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BU Copyright Policy<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Copyright and Linking on the Web\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/education\/medical-education\/policies\/copyright-recommendations\/\">Copyright and Linking on the Web <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/medlib\/resources\/reference-tools\/copyright-intellectual-property-patents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alumni Medical Library: Copyright, Intellectual Property &amp; Patents<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/policies\/intellectual-property-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BU Intellectual Property Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/faculty\/syllabi-citation-guidelines\/\">Chobanian &amp; Avedisian SOM Syllabi Citation Guidelines<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Classroom Recordings (Echo360)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/education\/medical-education\/policies\/classroom-recordings\/\">Classroom Recordings<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>BU\/Chobanian &amp; Avedisian SOM Policies on Conflicts of Interest<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/offices-services\/md-program-offices\/medical-education\/policies\/medical-educator-conflicts-of-interest-policy\/\">Medical Educator Conflicts of Interest Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ethics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boston University Conflict of Interest Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/faculty\/industry-relations-policy\/\">Industry Relations Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Boston University Policies<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/policies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BU Policies Main Page<\/a><\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/policies\/ethics-governance\/code-of-ethical-conduct\/\">Code of Ethical Conduct<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/reg\/academics\/ferpa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/policies\/sexual-misconduct-title-ix-hr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sexual Misconduct\/Title IX Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/protection-of-minors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Campus Safety: Protecting Minors<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ehs\/comm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Environmental Health &amp; Safety Emergency Communications<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/chapel\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boston University Conditions of Use and Policy on Computing Ethics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/policies\/information-security-home\/information-security-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boston University Information Security Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/policies\/information-security-home\/data-protection-standards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boston University Data Protection Standards<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/studentaccountingservices\/resources\/official-withdrawal\/\">Official Withdrawal and Refund Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/policies\/information-security-home\/social-media-guidelines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Social Media Guidelines<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/policies\/record-retention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Record Retention Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/federal\/bu-community\/working-with-dc\/lobbying-guidelines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Federal Lobbying Guidelines<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/apfd\/recruitment\/fsm\/\">Faculty Search Manual<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/state-authorization\/\">State Authorization and Distance Education<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/state-authorization\/#topcomplaintresolution\">State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA) Complaint Resolution Process<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Select Boston Medical Center Policies<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmc.org\/visiting-us\/patient-information\/privacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Patient Privacy Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmc.org\/medical-professionals\/graduate-medical-education-gme\/policies-and-forms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Observer Policy on BMC&#8217;s GME Policies and Forms Page<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmc.org\/about-us\/website-privacy-security-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BMC Website &amp; Security Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmc.org\/about-us\/media-relations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BMC Media Relations<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boston University Chobanian &amp; Avedisian School of Medicine Policies Boston University Chobanian &amp; Avedisian School of Medicine Policies Boston University Chobanian &amp; Avedisian School of Medicine Bylaws Technical Standards Procedure for Surveys Targeting Chobanian &amp; Avedisian SOM Students IRB Protocol Resources Registrar\u2019s website Appropriate Treatment in Medicine Initiative Policy on the Appropriate Treatment in Medicine [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2072,"featured_media":0,"parent":1374,"menu_order":10,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"bu-publication":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1340"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2072"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1340"}],"version-history":[{"count":51,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1340\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":143654,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1340\/revisions\/143654"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1374"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"bu-publication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-publication?post=1340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}