Participation, attendance and engagement guidelines
The Medical Program Participation Guidelines have been developed to support you to engage optimally with your learning in the Doctor of Medicine (MD) Program with your wellbeing in mind. The guidelines aim to:
- Clarify the expectations of you as a medical student in relation to participating optimally in the MD Program while preparing for future professional practice.
- Outline the flexible approaches available to you to prioritise your health.
- Inform you about the processes in place to enable you to manage absences.
The Medical School expects you to read these guidelines carefully, and that you will take responsibility to look after your health and manage your learning in accordance with these guidelines. The School encourages you to inform relevant personnel and to seek support early as outlined in these guidelines.
5. Implications for lack of participation, attendance and unnotified absences
Participation and attendance in line with these guidelines is a component of every course . Assessment and progression decisions are based on participation and/or engagement measures (see UQ policy and procedure on Assessment). You will be at risk of not meeting your course requirements if your participation and professionalism is below what is expected of a medical student.
Input from your Learning Community with regards to your participation, attendance, conduct and communication will be considered in determining your readiness to progress. In assessing participation and professionalism, consideration will be given to your attendance, engagement and communication including absence notification. Both unnotified and persistent absences will be considered and may affect progression in the program, these concerns may also be escalated as Fitness to Study concerns according to the Supporting Students' Fitness to Study Policy and Medical School Student Wellbeing and Success Framework.