STUDENT HANDBOOK Go to Table of Contents Stratford, NJ 08084-1501 856-566-6000 https://som.rowan.edu/ August 2021 1 Acknowledgements Preparation of this Student Handbook was made possible through the cooperation of the offices of all divisions of Academic Affairs, Academic Technology, the Dean’s Office, Graduate Medical Education, and Student Financial Aid. The Student Handbook is informational only and does not constitute a contract between Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine and any student. It may be changed by RowanSOM without prior notice to students. Any rules, regulations, policies, procedures or other representations made herein may be interpreted and applied by RowanSOM to promote fairness and academic excellence, based on the circumstances of each individual situation. When modifications of the Student Handbook occur, students will be notified by email. It is each student’s responsibility to check their RowanSOM email on a daily basis and keep abreast of all notifications from RowanSOM. 2 Table of Contents MISSION STATEMENT ................................................................................................................................................. 8 ROWAN UNIVERSITY MISSION ............................................................................................................................................. 8 ROWANSOM MISSION, VISION, ESSENTIAL, VALUES & GUIDING PRINCIPLES ...................................................................... 8 OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE ............................................................................................................................................ 9 WHAT IS OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE? ..................................................................................................................................... 9 CODE OF ETHICS OF THE AMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC ASSOCIATION (AOA) .......................................................................... 10 THE OSTEOPATHIC OATH ................................................................................................................................................... 12 CAMPUS LEADERSHIP & FACULTY ............................................................................................................................. 13 ADMINISTRATION OF ROWAN UNIVERSITY ....................................................................................................................... 13 ADMINISTRATION OF ROWANSOM ................................................................................................................................... 13 BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF ROWAN UNIVERSITY .................................................................................................................. 13 ROWANSOM CENTER DIRECTORS ...................................................................................................................................... 13 ROWANSOM CHAIRPERSONS ............................................................................................................................................ 13 ROWANSOM COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON (STANDING) ...................................................................................................... 14 FACULTY OF ROWANSOM 2020-2021 ................................................................................................................................ 14 GETTING TO KNOW ROWAN UNIVERSITY, ROWANSOM, AND THE STRATFORD, NJ CAMPUS ................................... 15 ACCREDITATION OF ROWAN UNIVERSITY .......................................................................................................................... 15 ACCREDITATION OF ROWANSOM ...................................................................................................................................... 15 CAMPUS INFORMATION .................................................................................................................................................... 15 DIVERSITY LOUNGE ............................................................................................................................................................ 17 ROWANSOM HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARY ........................................................................................................................... 17 BORROWING PRIVILEGES ................................................................................................................................................................ 17 RESERVE COLLECTION .................................................................................................................................................................... 17 BOARD REVIEW COLLECTION ........................................................................................................................................................... 17 INFORMATION RESOURCES ............................................................................................................................................................. 18 REFERENCE SERVICES/COMPUTER LITERATURE SEARCHES ..................................................................................................................... 18 LIBRARY EDUCATION SERVICES ........................................................................................................................................................ 18 COMPUTER RESOURCES ................................................................................................................................................................. 18 WIRELESS NETWORK AND LAPTOPS .................................................................................................................................................. 19 LIBRARY ETIQUETTE ....................................................................................................................................................................... 19 HISTORY OF ROWAN UNIVERSITY ...................................................................................................................................... 19 HISTORY OF ROWAN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE ........................................................................... 19 HOUSING ........................................................................................................................................................................... 19 PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT ........................................................................................................................................ 19 CONTACT NUMBERS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY: .......................................................................................................................................... 20 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE CALL BOXES ............................................................................................................................................... 20 AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS (AED) ................................................................................................................................. 20 3 APPLYING TO ROWANSOM ....................................................................................................................................... 21 ADMISSIONS ...................................................................................................................................................................... 21 ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................................................................................. 21 ACCEPTED STUDENTS DAY .............................................................................................................................................................. 22 APPLICATION PROCEDURES ............................................................................................................................................................. 22 AACOMAS ................................................................................................................................................................................ 22 ADMISSION PROCEDURES TO APPLY TO THE PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING TRACK ....................................................................................... 22 COMBINED DEGREE PROGRAMS ...................................................................................................................................................... 23 DUAL DEGREE PROGRAMS .............................................................................................................................................................. 24 COMMITMENT TO UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS........................................................... 25 CONFIDENTIALITY POLICY ............................................................................................................................................................... 25 CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK (CBC) ............................................................................................................................................. 25 ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS FOR ADMISSIONS, MATRICULATION, PROMOTION AND GRADUATION ...................................................................... 27 IMMUNIZATION AND HEALTH REQUIREMENTS ...................................................................................................................................