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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. opposite 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
will also be responsible for informing the student of the Board’s final decision both verbally and in writing within 7 days after the final PRB proceedings. Both the PRB Chair and another member of the PRB will be present when the student is verbally informed of this decision. The PRB Chair is also responsible for advising all involved in the case that the PRB investigation proceedings are to be considered confidential. • If the evidence of the investigation does not indicate a violation of professionalism has occurred, a summary of the investigation will be placed in confidence in the student’s PIRT file. No record or note of the incident will be submitted to the student’s permanent file in the Office of Academic Affairs. The PRB Chair will be responsible for informing the student of the PRB’s final decision both verbally and in writing within 7 days after the final PRB proceedings. Both the PRB Chair and another member of the PRB will be present when the student is verbally informed of this decision. The PRB Chair is also responsible for informing the witnesses and individuals involved that the case has been dismissed and that the PRB investigation proceedings are to be considered confidential.
Page 1 and 2: Approval of the minutes • Februar
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Page 31 and 32: Professionalism Task Force Updates
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