Student bulletin & policies - MD program
Classes of 2025, 2026 & 2027
Student Bulletin
View Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine’s MD Student Bulletin.
MD Student Bulletin for 2023-2024 Academic Year
The Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (GCSOM) Student Bulletin contains the policies, procedures, guidelines, rules and regulations that govern students’ expected roles and responsibilities.
This online publication contains the most current information available. However, this is neither a contract nor an offer to enter into a contract. GCSOM reserves the right to modify, deviate from, or make exceptions to the provisions of the handbook at any time, and to apply any such modifications, or make such deviation or exception applicable, to any student, without regard to date of application, admission or enrollment. GCSOM reserves the right to interpret the meaning of all rules and regulations and make the final decision in all cases. Every student is responsible for knowledge of the regulations and information contained in this Student Bulletin, as well as for changes promulgated by GCSOM as addenda to this bulletin. This website supersedes all previous editions of the Student Bulletin.
Student policies
Professionalism standards and policies
• Policy on Academic and Professional Standards
• Promotions Standards
• Standards for Promotion for Class of 2025
• Standards for Promotion for Classes of 2026 & 2027
• Standards for Promotion for 3+3 Accelerated Program
• Academic Requirements
• Academic Requirements - Class of 2025
• Academic Requirements - Classes of 2026 & 2027
• Academic Requirements - 3+3 Accelerated Program
• Policy on Satisfactory Academic Progress
• Policy on Satisfactory Academic Progress - 3+3 Accelerated Program
• Code of Academic and Professional Integrity
• GCHS Policy on Student Criminal Background Check and Drug Screening
• GCHS Policy on Drug-, Tobacco- and Alcohol-Free Environment
• Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Program
• Electronic Communications Policy
• Electronic Devices Usage in the Classroom
• Acceptable Use of Electronic Resources
• Electronic Resources Security
• GCHS Policy on Conflicts of Interest and Interactions with Industry
• Policy on Patient Information Release (HIPAA)
Academic standards
- Admissions and Financial Aid policies:
- Admission Advanced Standing
- GCHS Policy on Student Criminal Background Check and Drug Screening
- GI Bill Educational Benefits
- MD Admissions Records
- MD Deferral
- Rescinding an Offer of Admission
- Financial Aid Policy on Satisfactory Academic Progress
- Policy on Transfer Admission with Advanced Standing for Geisinger Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Program Residents
- Assessment and performance:
- Policy on Academic and Professional Standards
- Promotions Standards
- Academic Requirements
- Policy on Satisfactory Academic Progress
- Code of Academic and Professional Integrity
- Technical Standards
- Policies Governing the Abigail Geisinger Scholars Program including the 3+3 Accelerated Program
- Satisfactory Academic Progress for the 3+3 Accelerated Program
- Promotion Standards for 3+3 Accelerated Program
- Academic Requirements for 3+3 Accelerated Program
- Standards and Procedures for Graduation - 3+3 Accelerated Program
- Leave of Absence – 3+3 Accelerated Program and Abigail Geisinger Scholars Program
- Termination from the Abigail Geisinger Scholars Program
- GCHS Policy on Collection, Maintenance and Dissemination of Student Records
- GCHS Policy on Conflict of Interest Regarding Evaluations and Educational Experiences with Student Relatives
- Course or Clerkship/Rotation Withdrawal
- Electives
- Examinations
- Grading in Phase 1
- Grading in Phase 2
- Grading in Phase 3
- Narrative Assessment
- Posting of Grades
- Remediation
- Student Grievance Regarding Grades
- Student Workload and Self-directed Learning in Phase 1
- GCHS Policy on College Withdrawal
- GCHS Policy on College Dismissal
- Policy on Academic and Professional Standards
- GCHS Policy on Evaluation of the Curriculum
- Leave of Absence
- Standards and Procedures for Graduation
- Clinical Duty Hours
- Class Attendance and Excused Absence in Clinical Years
- Class Attendance and Excused Absence in Phase 1
- Participation of Residents and Non-faculty Instructors in Supervision, Teaching and Assessment
- Regional Campus Placement
- Supervision of Medical Students
- Student Policy on Informed Consent
- GCHS Medical Sciences Building Clinical Skills & Simulation Center
- Geisinger Library Services
Student protections
• Policy on Sexual/Gender Discrimination, Misconduct and Harassment (Title IX)
• View our Title IX Resource Page.
• Policy on Student Mistreatment
• Flowchart for Student Mistreatment Reporting Process
• Teacher Learner Relationship
• Workplace/Learning Violence, Anti-Harassment and Bullying Policy
Student health policies
• Exposure to Infectious Environmental Hazards
• Pregnancy and the Gross Anatomy Laboratory
• Protecting Patients from Blood Borne Pathogens
• Provision of Sensitive Health Services to Geisinger Commonwealth Students
Operational policies
• Student and Student Club Fundraising Policy
• Identification Badge & Access Policy
• Geisinger Inventions and Licensing Policy
(Note: this policy is available upon request, or by logging into Geisinger’s PolicyManager)
• Policy on Food and Beverage Consumption
• Posting Flyers and Publicity