Medical Student Policies

Below please find the Guidelines and Policies for medical students at UCSF. The Policies section features the regulatory mandates that students need to follow for institutional and/or compliance reasons. Unless otherwise indicated, all UCSF Medical Student Policies also apply to UCSF medical students who are conducting their learning at regional campuses. The Guidelines represent the Deans' recommended approaches to the items below based on their years of experience. Each Guideline also includes instructions for how to request a different approach based on individual circumstances.

Please also refer to our Institutional Policies, Admissions Policies, Faculty Policies, and Student Technology Policies.

For medical education related COVID-19 related policies, please visit the Medical Education COVID-19 webpage

Policies

All students must comply with the School of Medicine's policy for Technical Standards for Admission, Promotion, Retention, and Graduation.

UCSF Protected Health Information (PHI) Policy and Guidelines
UCSF medical students are personally responsible for ensuring the privacy of patient data and are expected to use safeguards to protect verbal and written electronic health information. Instances of lost PHI must be reported to UCSF Police or the HIPAA Privacy Office.

Affiliations with Healthcare Organizations that Have Adopted Policy-Based Restrictions on Care

UC’s academic health centers and health professional schools have affiliations with other health care organizations to improve quality and access for the people of the state of California, particularly those in medically underserved communities, and to support UC’s research and public service mission.

Some of these organizations restrict certain evidence-based health care services. We affiliate with health systems that may restrict care only after we consider the implications for our patients, providers, and the diverse educational experiences for our students, residents and other trainees.

UC and UCSF expect that UC employees and trainees will deliver evidence-based health care services and, in those locations where a required service cannot be delivered, appropriate referrals or transfers must be made. If at any time a UC employee or trainee is asked to do otherwise, or a patient has a complaint, the University should be immediately informed as described in this August 18, 2023 announcement.

I. Learning Environment
II. Curriculum Policies: General (including assessment)
III. Curriculum Policies: Foundations 1 Bridges
IV. Curriculum Policies: Clinical Studies and Foundations 2 (Years 3 and 4)
V. Research & Scholarship Policies
VI. Student Life
VII. Other Guidelines

I. Learning Environment Policies

II. Curriculum Policies: General (including assessment)

Appeal for Summary Evaluation or Course Grade
Continuous Quality Review
Access to Student Records (see also Disclosure of Information from Student Records)
Duality of Interest: Health Provider and Education Roles for Faculty Supervising Students
Equity in Learning and Assessment in the Medical School Learning Environment
Evaluation and Assessment in Medical Student Education
Evaluation Release Regulations of the Faculty of the School of Medicine, UCSF (regarding admissions, registration, degree requirements, classification of courses, grades and credit, disqualification, and withdrawal)
Evaluations Standardization
Graduation Requirements
Mandatory Evaluations of Didactic Educators
Program Evaluation
Readiness for Learning
Readmissions Policy
Satisfactory Academic Progress
Student Assignment to Learning Experiences
Student Grievance Procedure
Supervision of Medical Students
Survey Policy for Medical Student Programs
Technical Standards
Time to Graduation
USMLE Board Exams During Medical School
Withdrawal, Dismissal, Leave of Absence Regulations (Please see section VIII. Temporary or Permanent Separation of Students from the School of Medicine)