Policies & Procedures
This is the central location for all educational policies, procedures, and guidelines.
All students, faculty and educators are responsible for being familiar with these policies.
All policies are evaluated and revised as needed and reviewed for approval by the Educational Policy and Curriculum Committee. Anyone who would like more information concerning these policies should contact the associate dean for student affairs, knowing that confidentiality is respected and upheld.
By Category
- Academic Progress Policies
- Admissions
- Graduation Requirements
- Assessment, Remediation and Appeals
- Assessment - Clerkship Exams Policy
- Assessment Course Exams And Qualifiers Policy
- Clerkship-Elective and Sub-Internship Grade Appeal Policy
- Clerkship-Elective and Sub-Internship Grade Appeal Procedure
- Clerkship Evaluations
- Completion of Clerkship Requirements Policy
- Elective and Sub-Internship Evaluations
- Failure of USMLE Steps 1 and 2
- Medical Student Clerkship Evaluation Form
- Medical Student Elective/Sub-Internship Evaluation Form
- MidCourse Clerkship Feedback Policy
- Non-Involvement of Providers of Student Health Services or Family Members in Student Assessment
- Narrative Assessment Policy
- Procedure for Flow of Information for Suboptimal Student Behavior or Performance
- Re-Entry MD_PhD
- Re-Entry Non MD_PhD
- Remediation Policy
- Timeliness of Courses, Clerkships, Electives and Sub-Internship Evaluations Policy
- USMLE Requirements and Guidelines
- Attendance
- Request for Conference Absence from a Clerkship
- Absenteeism from Mandatory Pre-Clerkship Curriculum Procedure
- Required Attendance on Clinical Clerkships and Electives Policy
- Required Attendance in Pre-Clerkship Curriculum Policy
- Absenteeism from Electives and Subinternships
- Absenteeism from Clinical Clerkships Policy
- Curriculum Review and Oversight
- Learning Environment, Supervision & Student Safety
- Elective Policy for Visiting Medical Students
- Guidelines for Performance of Invasive Procedures Guidelines
- Guidelines for Pre-Clerkship Academic Workload
- Guidelines for Student Access and Use of Electronic Health Records
- Guideline for Student Physical Exam Room Recording
- Guidelines for Student Supervision and Safety on Clerkships
- Medical Student Work Hour Policy
- Observership Policy
- Procedure for Switching Out of Small Groups
- Teaching Preparation for Residents-Graduate Students And Post-Doctoral Fellows
- Procedures for Harassment/Mistreatment/Bias & Work Hours
- Professionalism and Academic Learning Environment Policies
- Student Life Policies
- Access to Students as Research Subjects
- Confidentiality of Medical Student Education Records
- Guidelines for Performance of Invasive Procedures by Medical Students
- Student Organizations Guidelines
- Responsible Use of Alcohol at Student-organized Events
- Yale School of Medicine Student Emergency Aid Fund
Accreditation Statement
The Doctor of Medicine (MD) program is accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, and as such, it meets the educational requirements for licensure in all fifty states and the District of Columbia.
Office of the Deputy Dean
Our office is located in Edward S. Harkness Memorial Hall, 367 Cedar St., 2nd Floor.