First Attempt Practical Examination / Skills Check Process
A minimum of 77% proficiency is required on all clinically related practical examinations. Safety requirements must be met at a 100% competency level. The practical examinations require the student to meet both safety and technical skill performance competencies. If a student does not perform in a safe manner, the student will receive an F grade for the practical examination; if the student earns less than 77% on the technical skill performance, the student will likewise receive an F grade for the practical examination. In either case, the student must retake the practical examination. The student must meet both safety (100%) and technical skill performance competencies (77%) to pass the practical retake.
Second Attempt Practical Examination / Skills Check Process
Safety Fail
If indicated in the practical examination/skills check rubric, omission of any identified critical safety element will result in failure. Critical safety elements may include:
- using standard precautions
- introducing oneself
- wearing an identification badge
- confirming patient identity
- obtaining informed consent
- donning a gait belt
The student will be required to retake the entire practical examination/skills check.
- The grader will notify the course lead instructor of a student safety fail
- The lead instructor will inform the student of safety failure and arrange a retake
- No remediation plan is required
- The highest grade awarded for passing the second attempt practical examination/safety check will be 77%
Traditional Fail
Should a student score below 77% on their initial attempt, the following process will occur:
- The grader will notify the course lead instructor of the failure and the reasons for failing.
- The lead instructor will notify the student of the failure and reasons for failing.
- Following the meeting, the student is required to submit a written plan of remediation to the lead instructor that will effectively prepare the student for their second attempt practical examination/skills check within two business days.
- The lead instructor will review and approve the student’s remediation plan and administer the first retake practical examination.
- The highest grade awarded for passing the second attempt practical examination/safety check will be 77%.
- The lead instructor will communicate the student’s status with the program director throughout the process.
- Students who fail the second attempt practical examination/safety check (score below 77%) will be allowed a third attempt (see Third Attempt Practical Examination/Skills Check Process Policy).
Third Attempt Practical Examination / Skills Check Process
Should a student score below 77% on their second attempt, the following process will occur:
- The lead instructor will notify the student of failure and reasons for failure.
- The student is required to submit a written revised plan of remediation to the lead instructor that will effectively prepare the student for their third attempt practical examination/skills check within two business days.
- The lead instructor will review and approve the student’s revised remediation plan.
- The lead instructor will communicate the student’s status with the program director and the clinical education coordinator.
- The student will meet with the Program Director and submit both the original and secondary remediation plans.
- Upon approval from the Program Director, the lead instructor will schedule and administer the third attempt practical examination/safety check.
- The highest grade awarded for passing the third attempt practical examination / safety check will be 70%.
- Students who fail the third attempt practical examination/safety check (score below 77%) will not be allowed to pass the course and will be placed on Academic Probation. (See the Grade and Progression Policy - DPT)