Creighton University School of Medicine (CUSM) is a private medical school established in 1892 in Omaha, Nebraska. It is the graduate medical school of the Creighton University Complex, with a faith-based, Jesuit affiliation. CUSM's reputation as a community-oriented medical school allows you to build essential relationships with your peers, future patients, and community. After graduation, you can expect multiple career opportunities due to your training and the school's rigorous program. But to remain enrolled and benefit from what CUSM offers, you must demonstrate exemplary professional behavior and ethics and keep up with your peers academically. Failure to do so leads to issues later, including sanctions like dismissal, which upend your future.
Medical students at CUSM are under pressure to succeed, keep up with their peers, and demonstrate behavior befitting their future profession. Sometimes, these expectations cause students to stumble, make mistakes or experience lapses in judgment resulting from the high sense of responsibility. Whether you commit a severe infarction or have had multiple issues with administrators, you deserve due process and fair adjudication. Otherwise, you may face sanctions that negatively affect your trajectory as a future physician, like dismissal or degree revocation. With so much at stake and lots to lose, never approach these matters alone. Working with Lento Law Firm helps you decrease the likelihood of a negative outcome. It gives you a shoulder to rely on when your future as a doctor is at stake.
Common Reasons for Dismissal
Receiving a dismissal or expulsion from medical school has a substantial impact on your reputation, future, and finances. Besides having a notation on your permanent record, it is doubly difficult to find another program with the same principles as CUSM. The most common reasons for dismissal include lack of academic progress, ethical and professional issues, and academic misconduct. Medical schools are competitive and have their reputations to maintain. To attract the best talent, they must level the playing field and establish guidelines in their code of conduct. However, not all adjudication processes follow these guidelines, or missing information leaves you vulnerable. That's why you need an experienced team of professionals from the Lento Law Firm to help guide you through this process.
Adjudication Process at CUSM
According to the student handbook, students must demonstrate ethical and compassionate attributes, collaborate with healthcare teams, and maintain academic progress. Any person may report an issue to the Associate Dean for Student Affairs. Once they receive a complaint, they review it and may also consider additional documentation. If the issue is not significant enough to warrant a hearing, the Associate Dean may request the student's presence to resolve the matter informally. If there is no resolution or the matter is severe, the AD recommends that the Advancement Committee establish a hearing. The AD then emails the accused, informing them that a hearing will occur.
During the hearing, accused students may prepare a presentation for the committee. They will then ask questions, question witnesses, and review the evidence and all documentation relating to the case. After the hearing ends, the committee members review the details and determine whether they will issue a penalty if appropriate. The most severe penalty is dismissal from the school of medicine. Once they decide on the sanction, they inform the student by email. The student may accept the panel's decision or ask for a review. The policy does not mention whether an attorney or support person may attend the hearing. However, the Lento Law Firm team does not need to be present to help you make the most out of the process. With their knowledge and experience, they can help behind the scenes and bolster your confidence and case as they work with you directly.
Appeals Process
Students who received a sanction from the Advancement Committee may ask for a review, or appeal, by the university's Review Committee. To do so, they must send a written request to the Associate Dean for Student Affairs within ten days of receiving the Advancement Committee's email. CUSM also requires that students send any supporting documentation, evidence, or material that may support their request. Once the committee reviews the case, they inform the student of the final outcome. The policy does not state whether there are further opportunities to appeal. An appeal may offer a glimmer of hope if the sanction is dismissal from medical school. For a higher chance of success, the team at the Lento Law Firm can help you improve the chance of a favorable outcome by assisting you with drafting a factual and compelling appeal.
Hiring an Attorney
Being in medical school is challenging, as it is the threshold you need to cross to become a proficient and ethical physician in the future. But when you receive notice of a possible hearing, it's crucial that you act quickly to decrease the likelihood of a negative outcome.
The Lento Law Firm and the Lento Law Firm Education Law Team are by your side when your future is on the line. With their knowledge, experience, and compassion, they help you every step of the way, from the initial meeting to the appeals process if necessary. The team at the Lento Law Firm has years of experience working with medical students nationwide. Their attention to detail and no-nonsense approach let you breathe easier, knowing that professionals are by your side when you need assistance.
You worked exceedingly hard to get where you are today and become a medical student at CUSM. Don't let one incident be the cause of you no longer able to become a doctor. Taking immediate action produces more favorable results when your future and career are at stake.
If you face dismissal from CUSM due to allegations of unprofessional behavior or academic issues, now is the time to act. Call the Lento Law Firm today at 888-535-3686 for a discreet and professional consultation.
