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• The PRB Case Officer will be responsible for organizing the collection of material as well
as contacting witnesses and other relevant individuals.
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C. PRB Investigative Hearing:
• The investigative hearing is scheduled by the PRB Chair at which a quorum of the PRB
must be present.
• Legal counsel or other external parties will not be present during the hearing. However, the
student being investigated may wish to invite a University of Connecticut Medical School
medical student, faculty member, or staff member as a personal advisor. This personal
advisor must agree to maintain strict confidentiality with regards to all aspects of the
proceedings. Although the personal advisor will not be allowed to speak on the student’s
behalf at the hearing, the student can confer with the advisor at any time during the
proceedings.
• If the PRB or student being investigated wishes, a video or audio tape recording or
simultaneous transcript may be made of the proceedings. This request must be made 2
days prior to the proceedings, and provided that the party making or requesting such
recording bears the financial responsibility for such recordings, the contrary party is given
reasonable opportunity to obtain a copy of such recording at his/her own expense, and any
such recordings are maintained in strict confidentiality with respect to anyone not a party to
the proceedings.
• At the hearing, the PRB Case Officer will outline the reasons for the investigation, after
which the student under investigation will be allowed to make a statement. The PRB Case
Officer will then present any evidence or witnesses deemed integral to the investigation.
Following this, the student being investigated will be given an opportunity to present any
additional witnesses or evidence relevant to the case. It is the student’s responsibility to
select and coordinate the appearance of these additional witnesses or collect and present
additional evidence. Both the student being investigated as well as members of the PRB
will be allowed to examine the evidence and ask questions of any witnesses as directed by
the Chair. At the end of the meeting, the student under investigation will be allowed to
make a closing statement, after which the Chair will then close the hearing.
• At the discretion of the PRB, a recess may be called at any time during the hearing. The
recess may be brief for the members of the PRB to consult in closed session, or it may be to
continue the hearing at a later date to allow for further investigation.
• With the formal closure of the hearing by the Chair, the PRB will meet outside the presence
of all parties and witnesses to discuss the investigation and make a final decision.
• In order to find the student guilty of a breach in professionalism, a majority of the voting
members of the PRB must cast votes in favor of such a finding.
• At the investigation hearing, in order for there to be a finding of guilty, the case against the
accused student must be proved by clear and convincing evidence. Clear and convincing
evidence is defined as that evidence which convinces the PRB that the facts asserted are
highly probably true, and that the probability they are true or exist is substantially greater
then the probability that they are false or do not exist.
• If the evidence suggests that a violation of professionalism has occurred, the PRB Chair
will be responsible for composing a synopsis of the investigation proceedings and
conclusions, and forwarding this document along with any recommended disciplinary
actions to the AAC. The AAC will then determine final action on the case. The PRB Chair