Facing disciplinary charges while in medical school, whether for professionalism issues, failing to progress at pace, or other issues, is frankly frightening. Medical students have a tremendous investment with a tremendous return on the line. The stakes can be multiples higher than for a freshman entering college. But facing a second or third-time medical school disciplinary charge? Now that's a truly frightening problem.

The Repeat Disciplinary Charge Problem

To spell it out, the problem with repeat disciplinary charges is that the repetition may indicate to medical school disciplinary officials that the student has an intractable issue or an issue the student refuses to address. Medical schools, like other professional programs and institutions of higher education generally, tend to believe in progressive discipline.  Depending on the seriousness of the offense itself of course, the punishment for a first violation may be light, perhaps just an oral correction. The punishment for a second violation may be more serious, like a written reprimand. And the punishments for subsequent violations get progressively more serious, right up to suspension and dismissal. The idea is that medical students facing discipline should be getting the message and changing their conduct to conform to professional standards.  More serious offenses can result in severe discipline however, even when it is a student's first offense.

The Repeat Disciplinary Charge Solution

The solution to repeat disciplinary charges only begins with retaining a skilled and experienced school discipline defense attorney to help you defend and defeat the latest disciplinary charge. Aggressive and effective services from a highly qualified school discipline defense attorney, not an unqualified local criminal defense attorney, are critical to beating the charges. But just beating the charges once again, like you survived the prior disciplinary charges, isn't enough. When charge after charge accumulates, medical school disciplinary officials take notice, and defending each successive charge gets more difficult.

Instead, the medical school student who faces successive disciplinary charges needs to discern and address the root cause of the charges. Disciplinary charges like failure to satisfactorily progress through the medical school program or professionalism issues, tend to have underlying contributing causes. Those causes may be multiple or they may involve one dominant cause with several lesser causes. The key, though, is to swiftly and surely determine which causes the student can promptly and reliably address, and then to go ahead with addressing them while documenting for disciplinary officials the student's corrective actions. It's all about fixing the problem and proving it's fixed. That strategic approach is what a winning defense to repeat medical school disciplinary charges requires.

School Discipline Defense Attorney Services

National school discipline defense attorney Joseph D. Lento and the Lento Law Firm's Student Defense Team are available nationwide for medical students facing disciplinary charges. Attorney Lento has successfully defended hundreds of students nationwide in all kinds of disciplinary cases including cases involving repeat charges. Attorney Lento can help you get to the root of the problem and find reliable solutions while avoiding more serious discipline. Call 888.535.3686 or go online now.