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Student Assessment & Remediation Process

* The SRC reserves the right to dismiss students immediately and at will for any severe violations of conduct or professionalism. 

  

School of Medicine Readiness Committee (SRC) 

The SJV PRIME+ School of Medicine Readiness Committee (SRC) is a representative group of faculty who meets at the end of each UC Merced academic semester to oversee SJV PRIME+ student progress, identify students who need support or remediation to maintain conditional acceptance, and makes decisions around student advancement and matriculation to UCSF School of Medicine (SOM). Additionally, the department chair becomes involved in cases where a student is not meeting pathway requirements and may face potential dismissal. This involvement helps ensure that any actions taken do not negatively impact the student’s standing in their major or disrupt their overall academic progress. 

  

Pathway Requirements and Conditional Acceptance to SOM 

The Director of Pre-Health Advising will meet with students to review and acknowledge SJV PRIME+ progress and pathway standing. Students who meet SJV PRIME+ Pathway Requirements will be recommended by the SRC to UCSF SOM.  

However, if a student faces academic or personal challenges to meeting requirements, this will prompt a series of proactive supportive actions by the SRC to attempt to address issue(s), including the following steps:  

  1. If a student does not meet pathway requirements in any given semester, the SRC will outline a Remediation Plan. The student will review the Remediation Plan with the Director of Pre-Health Advising and acknowledge the terms of the Remediation Plan by signing and dating the Remediation Plan contract.  
  2. If a student does not meet the expectations of the Remediation Plan, the SRC will determine if it is possible for a student to meet pathway requirements by the end of Fall in Year 4. If so, the SRC will require the student to meet the terms of a revised Remediation Plan. The student will review the Remediation Plan with the Director of Pre-Health Advising and acknowledge the terms of the Remediation Plan by signing and dating the Remediation Plan contract. If a student does not meet the expectations of the revised Remediation Plan, the student will be at-risk of losing conditional acceptance.  
  3. If a student does not meet pathway requirements by the end of Fall semester in the fourth year, the student will be referred to the SRC for formal dismissal from SJV PRIME+.  

Note: The SRC may determine that a student is unable to meet pathway requirements by end of Fall semester in the fourth year, and reserves the right to dismiss a student from SJV PRIME+ prior to this point. Dismissal from SJV PRIME+ does not affect enrollment as a student at UC Merced but may affect any financial aid or scholarships connected to SJV PRIME+. Students who are dismissed from SJV PRIME+ and no longer have conditional acceptance to UCSF SOM may identify another path to medicine, through which UC Merced’s Pre-Health Advising will be able to provide resources, outline a plan to take the MCAT, among other career advising.