{"id":4656,"date":"2020-04-06T15:46:47","date_gmt":"2020-04-06T19:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/unc-pa\/?page_id=4656"},"modified":"2026-05-06T11:17:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T15:17:28","slug":"policies-proceedures","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/unc-pa\/student-resources\/policies-proceedures\/","title":{"rendered":"Policies &amp; Procedures"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"institutional-policies\">Institutional Policies<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/policies.unc.edu\/TDClient\/2833\/Portal\/KB\/ArticleDet?ID=131717\">University Policy on Non-Discrimination<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/policies.unc.edu\/TDClient\/2833\/Portal\/KB\/ArticleDet?ID=132487\">University Policy on Prohibited Discrimination, Harassment and Related Misconduct<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/md\/student-affairs\/for-current-students\/support\/mistreatment-learning-environment-or-professionalism\/\">Student Mistreatment and Learning Environment Concern Policy and Procedures<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"assessments-and-grades\">Assessments and Grade Policies<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/policies.unc.edu\/TDClient\/2833\/Portal\/KB\/ArticleDet?ID=159829\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Physician Assistant Program: Policy on Grading<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/policies.unc.edu\/TDClient\/2833\/Portal\/KB\/ArticleDet?ID=159837\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clinical Rotation Grading Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/policies.unc.edu\/TDClient\/2833\/Portal\/KB\/ArticleDet?ID=159834\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Preclinical Summative Assessment Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/policies.unc.edu\/TDClient\/2833\/Portal\/KB\/ArticleDet?ID=159840\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">End of Curriculum Assessment Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"LinkThemeablePresentation LinkPrimaryPresentation LinkPrimaryPresentation--sentimentSelected PrimaryLink HighlightSol HighlightSol--core HighlightSol--buildingBlock\" href=\"https:\/\/policies.unc.edu\/TDClient\/2833\/Portal\/KB\/ArticleDet?ID=159908\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Written End of Curriculum Assessment Procedure<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/unc-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/482\/2024\/12\/Clinical-and-Technical-Skills-Requirement-Policy-2025.pdf\">Clinical and Technical Skills Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"academic-and-professional-assistance\">Academic and Professional Assistance<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/policies.unc.edu\/TDClient\/2833\/Portal\/KB\/ArticleDet?ID=152440\">UNC Code of Conduct<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/unc-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/482\/2020\/05\/UNCPAP-ACCOMODATIONS-FOR-STUDENT-WITH-DISABILITIES.pdf\">Accommodations for Students with Disabilities<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/policies.unc.edu\/TDClient\/2833\/Portal\/KB\/ArticleDet?ID=159826\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Student Progress Committee<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/unc-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/482\/2024\/12\/Faculty-Advisement-Policy.pdf\">Faculty Advisement Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/policies.unc.edu\/TDClient\/2833\/Portal\/KB\/ArticleDet?ID=160034\">Academic Performance Monitoring and Support Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/policies.unc.edu\/TDClient\/2833\/Portal\/KB\/ArticleDet?ID=160035\">Professionalism Monitoring and Support Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/odos.unc.edu\/reporting-concerns\/care-team\">UNC-CH Care Team Referral<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/unc-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/482\/2021\/06\/Leave-of-Absence-Policy.pdf\">Leave of Absence Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/unc-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/482\/2020\/11\/Leave-of-Absence-Request-Form.pdf\">Student Leave of Absence Request Form<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/policies.unc.edu\/TDClient\/2833\/Portal\/KB\/ArticleDet?ID=159905\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Attire Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/unc-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/482\/2021\/01\/Email-Ettiquette-Standard-Policy.pdf\">Email Etiquette Standard Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/policies.unc.edu\/TDClient\/2833\/Portal\/KB\/ArticleDet?ID=159902\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pre-Clinical Phase Attendance Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/policies.unc.edu\/TDClient\/2833\/Portal\/KB\/ArticleDet?ID=159904\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clinical Phase Attendance Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"LinkThemeablePresentation LinkPrimaryPresentation LinkPrimaryPresentation--sentimentSelected PrimaryLink HighlightSol HighlightSol--core HighlightSol--buildingBlock\" href=\"https:\/\/policies.unc.edu\/TDClient\/2833\/Portal\/KB\/ArticleDet?ID=159906\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Clinical Phase Absence Request Procedure<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/unc-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/482\/2021\/09\/UNC-PA-Program-Professional-Communication-Policy.pdf\">Student-Faculty Professional Communication Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"LinkThemeablePresentation LinkPrimaryPresentation LinkPrimaryPresentation--sentimentSelected PrimaryLink HighlightSol HighlightSol--core HighlightSol--buildingBlock\" href=\"https:\/\/policies.unc.edu\/TDClient\/2833\/Portal\/KB\/ArticleDet?ID=159945\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Preceptor and Clinical Site Recruitment and Monitoring Standard<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"standing-operating-procedures\">Standing Operating Procedures<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/unc-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/482\/2021\/01\/ARC-A3.01-UniversalPolicyJurisdiction.pdf\">Jurisdiction of Program Policies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/unc-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/482\/2020\/08\/3.04-5-UNCPAP-Student-Subsitituion-as-Faculty-Clinical-or-Staff-Policy.pdf\">Student Role in Classroom and SCPEs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/unc-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/482\/2020\/09\/UNCPAP-Student-Identification-in-the-Clinical-Learning-Evironment-Policy-PRC.pdf\">Student Identification in the Clinical Learning Environment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/unc-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/482\/2020\/12\/Student-Employment-Policy.pdf\">Student Employment Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/policies.unc.edu\/TDClient\/2833\/Portal\/KB\/ArticleDet?ID=159946\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clinical Site &amp; Preceptor Recruitment Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/unc-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/482\/2024\/12\/Incidental-Finding-Policy.pdf\">Incidental Finding Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/policies.unc.edu\/TDClient\/2833\/Portal\/KB\/ArticleDet?ID=159838\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Advanced Placement Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"student-time\">Monitoring Student Time<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/unc-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/482\/2024\/12\/UNC-PA-Program-Student-Duty-Hour-Guidelines.pdf\">Student Duty Hour Guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"health-and-safety\">Health &amp; Safety<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"https:\/\/policies.unc.edu\/TDClient\/2833\/Portal\/KB\/ArticleDet?ID=160036\" href=\"https:\/\/policies.unc.edu\/TDClient\/2833\/Portal\/KB\/ArticleDet?ID=160036\" data-outlook-id=\"544efe2b-78ab-4686-930d-f643e148c4ca\">Policy on Health Clearance and Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/unc-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/482\/2020\/04\/UNC-PAP-Student-Incident-Report.pdf\">Student Incident Report<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/unc-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/482\/2020\/10\/UNC-PA-Program-Controlled-Substance-Policy.pdf\">Controlled Substance Abuse Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/unc-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/482\/2020\/10\/Student-Urine-Drug-Screen.pdf\">Student Urine Drug Screen Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/unc-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/482\/2020\/11\/Student-Criminal-Background-Check-Policy.pdf\">Student Criminal Background Check Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/unc-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/482\/2020\/12\/Medical-Care-for-Students-Policy.pdf\">Faculty Provisions for Medical Care of Students<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/unc-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/482\/2020\/12\/Personal-Security-Policy.pdf\">Personal Security Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"adverse-events\">Adverse Events and Disaster Plan<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/unc-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/482\/2020\/05\/UNCPAP-Adverse-Event-Policy.pdf\">Adverse Event Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/unc-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/482\/2020\/05\/UNCPAP-Hostile-Intruder-Policy-and-Procedures-for-Clinical-Sites.pdf\">Hostile Intruder Policy and Procedures for UNC Chapel Hill Campus and Clinical Sites<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\" rule-thick osc-rule\" \/>\n<p>Program policies apply to all students, principal faculty, and the program director regardless of location except in circumstances where discrepancies exist at Supervised Clinical Practice Experience (SCPE) locations. SCPE policies may supersede those of the program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Institutional Policies University Policy on Non-Discrimination University Policy on Prohibited Discrimination, Harassment and Related Misconduct Student Mistreatment and Learning Environment Concern Policy and Procedures Assessments and Grade Policies Physician Assistant Program: Policy on Grading Clinical Rotation Grading Policy Preclinical Summative Assessment Policy End of Curriculum Assessment Policy Written End of Curriculum Assessment Procedure Clinical and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/unc-pa\/student-resources\/policies-proceedures\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Policies &amp; Procedures\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":56087,"featured_media":0,"parent":7034,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"layout":"","cellInformation":"","apiCallInformation":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-4656","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","odd"],"acf":[],"_links_to":[],"_links_to_target":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/unc-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4656","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/unc-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/unc-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/unc-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/56087"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/unc-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4656"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/unc-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4656\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7308,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/unc-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4656\/revisions\/7308"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/unc-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/unc-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}