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The Campus Security office is located in MDC 1023. Their telephone number is 974-2417. If no one is present the phone reverts automatically to the University Police at 974-2628. The safety of students is a primary concern of the MCOMPA program. The educational process involves long hours, many spent alone studying or working in the laboratory. Students must take extra precautions on and off campus. USF police suggest the following preventive measures: Avoid isolated sites; have access to other people or a phone; call the police department (974-2417) when working or studying on campus after hours so the area can be patrolled; secure doors behind you, and do not walk to the parking lot alone at night, call the SAFE (974-7233) on campus for a SAFE Team Escort.
A Security Officer is on duty at the USF Health Center on a 24-hour basis. Officers frequently check I.D.s so be sure to carry your student I.D. card with you when after regular hours.
If you have a true emergency, you should call 911.
However, if you are calling from a cell phone you will get the Tampa Police Department. You must tell them this is an emergency on USF property and that you are calling from a cell phone. You should be prepared to give your name and precise location. You should also state if you feel threatened.
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Avoid isolated sites.
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Have access to others and/or to a telephone.
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Secure doors behind you.
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In the evenings, you may call SAFE (974-2401) for an escort to distant parking lots.
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A Security Officer is on duty at the Health Sciences Center 24 hours a day: 974-2417.
Identification cards are often checked for security, so be sure to carry yours when you are on campus after regular business hours.
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Sexual assault is a criminal violation subject to prosecution by the State Attorney's Office. All sexual assault allegations reported to the USF police are referred to the State Attorney's Office, which then makes decides whether or not to
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External access to the building is allowed via ID card swipe twenty-four hours a day, and physical therapy laboratories are accessible via combination door lock. Students are given the door lock combination to classrooms/labs at the beginning of the school year to allow opportunity for practice outside class time.
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Study Rooms and Student Lounges
Study space is available for students in the USF Shimberg Health Sciences Library, in the WELL, in assigned small group spaces, and in the student lounges. Students have access to the Group Learning space on a 24-hour basis, but must vacate on demand for any scheduled class activities. Space in the Shimberg Library and the WELL are available during normal library hours.
Student Lounge
Student lounges are located in the Fitness Center (MDC 1030), Nickels Student Computer Lounge (MDC 1050A, located adjacent to the bookstore), USF Shimberg Health Sciences Library, and the student kitchen (MDL 1001 – in the south courtyard on the opposite side from the USF Health Bookstore). MDC 1030, 1050A, and MDL 1001 are open 24/7, and are accessible with a USF ID card. Food should not be left in the Student Lounge. Students are expected to keep the lounge and appliances clean.
Soda and snack bar and vending machines are available in/near the Bookstore and WELL. The Lounge also provide other amenities for student use.
Lockers
Lockers are provided free of charge for professional students in the area adjacent to the available for students near the classrooms in the MDC building.
Building Problems
Please report any problems (broken desks, malfunctioning equipment, lost keys, etc.) to the PA Program office (813-974-8926).
Parking
Parking permits are required for all vehicles at USF 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. After 5:30 p.m. (or posted time), staff, commuter students, and resident students may park in any lot. Individuals may purchase only one vehicle permit; they are available for purchase during the first week of classes and must be renewed annually. Parking lots are often crowded, so allow sufficient time to ensure that you arrive at your classes prior to the scheduled start time.
Permits must be displayed at all times when on campus, including during periods of clinical practice when students are seldom actually on the campus. To avoid citations if you forget your hangtag, stop by the Campus Information Center drive through (Fowler entrance to campus) or Parking and Transportation Services (PSB 101) to pick up a free courtesy permit for the day. To purchase a parking permit or view other parking regulations, visit usfweb2.usf.edu/parking_services/.
Visitors
Guests are not normally permitted in the classroom or labs except with the advance approval of the Academic or Clinical Directors.
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Class Cancellation and Emergency Closings
It is rarely necessary to cancel class; however, if warranted by unexpected events, an
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an event of severe weather or manmade emergency, the department follows USF guidelines as announcement of class cancellation would be made through the Program Director’s office
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policies is available at the following website: www.usf.edu/about-usf/emergencypreparedness/information-contacts.asp. In the event that it becomes necessary for USF to suspend normal operations, USF may opt to continue delivery of instruction through methods that include but are not limited to: Canvas, Elluminate, Skype, email messaging and/or an alternate schedule. It is the responsibility of the student to monitor the Canvas site for each class for course specific communication, and the main USF, College, and department websites, emails and MoBull messages for important general information.
Bicyles:
USF has instituted a new program for bicycle use across campus. Please learn more about this program by clicking here: Share A Bull Bikes
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Saturday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tampa General Library
Tampa General Hospital Library
Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Veteran's Administration Hospital Medical Library
Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
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Food Trucks are present at the entrance of the W.E.L.L. Monday - Friday 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
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Lockers are provided free of charge for first year PA students. You will be assigned a locker and you must supply your own lock. The Program Office will notify all students via e-mail when to remove all articles from their lockers at the end of the academic year.
Childcare:
Class members with children will find many nearby daycare centers. Checkout Childcare at USF.
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A branch office of the Unites States Postal Service is located in room MDC 1415. Stamped mail may be dropped off between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:00 pm. Stamps are not available at this location. A full-service Post Office is located on USF Holly Drive.
Parking on Campus:
There is parking in student lots at USF Health. If you have a car in Tampa and will be parking on campus, you are required to purchase a USF parking permit. This rule applies to all USF students, even PA students during the clinical years of training when they are seldom actually on the USF campus. Lots are often crowded so make certain to allow sufficient time to find parking to Parking information will be provided during the Admissions process. Parking permits are required for all vehicles at USF 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. After 5:30 p.m. (or posted time), staff, commuter students, and resident students may park in any lot. Individuals may purchase only one vehicle permit; they are available for purchase during the first week of classes and must be renewed annually. Parking lots are often crowded, so allow sufficient time to ensure that you arrive at your classes prior to the scheduled start time they begin. Upon orientation you will receive information regarding obtaining the parking permit. Thereafter, you can purchase your permit electronically through the web site. http://www.
Permits must be displayed at all times when on campus, including during periods of clinical practice when students are seldom actually on the campus. To avoid citations if you forget your hangtag, stop by the Campus Information Center drive through (Fowler entrance to campus) or Parking and Transportation Services (PSB 101) to pick up a free courtesy permit for the day. To purchase a parking permit or view other parking regulations, visit usfweb2.usf.edu/administrative-parking_services/parking/parking/index.aspx
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Photocopy Machines
Students have access to copy machines located in Nickels Student Computer Lounge and the USF Shimberg Health Sciences Library. Students must provide their own paper when using Nickels Lounge. There is a ten-cent per page charge when using the library. If you have a great deal of material to copy, you may want to use Pro-Copy located at 5219 E. Fowler Avenue, which generally discounts PA student copying with a USF ID Card
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USF Student ID and Activities
Prior to orientation,
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a USF Student ID card from the USF ID Card Center (Marshall Student Center, Room 1505). The cost for a new card is $10 and the cost for a replacement card is $15.
Your official USF ID card will have a magnetic strip allowing door access to certain areas in USF Health. Your USF ID card is also used as part of your hospital identification tag. It must be worn on your white lab coat any time you are in a clinical setting. Please go to the USF ID Card Center if a problem occurs with your card or to replace a lost card.
You will need your USF ID card to take advantage of many University services and facilities. Pick up a Student Activities Calendar at the University Center Information Desk to see the schedule of University events for the current term. University activities include low-priced weekend movies, art films, jam sessions, concerts, plays, lectures and sports events. Use the campus newspaper, The Oracle, to keep up with current events.
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Involvement and Organizations
Check out current information for Student Organizations and Student Government online. A wide variety of student interest groups, Morsani College of Medicine, and local and national organizations are available for your participation
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Fingerprinting and
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Background Checks
Before beginning clinical rotations or clerkships, select facilities
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, including both the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital and the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System, require fingerprinting
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of PA students. The fingerprinting activity is coordinated through
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the PA Program's Clinical Director and the University Police Department during the pre-clerkship orientation period. Occasionally, elective clinical rotation sites may require students to provide documentation for fingerprinting and a criminal background check analysis. Costs of background checks are the responsibility of the student.
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Student Council
Students of the USF PA Program will be encouraged and assisted in developing a student society to allow further interaction with other PA programs, PA students and the FAPA and AAPA.
The AAPA Student Society Handbook (PDF) is a guide for PA students, faculty advisors and program directors for establishing a student society, organizing and maintaining the society and making it successful. Program faculty will assist students in establishing and developing a unique society at the USF MCOM PA Program to the betterment of the students.
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The Honor Code is a system that was developed and adopted by the charter class of the USF College of Medicine. The individuals who developed and approved the document believed strongly that the USF College of Medicine represented a community of professionals.
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As professionals, we have accepted a great deal of responsibility. The Honor Code represents a model by which we may begin to frame our professional behaviors. I hope you will take the time to read and understand the Honor Code and professional community. Essentially, it represents a description of the standards we, as students, aspire to have as physicians and researchers. A student whose actions are inconsistent with the spirit of the Honor Code may be identified by another student for violating the community of trust.
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PREAMBLE
In the tradition of the high standards of professional and personal conduct established over two thousand years ago by our ancestral physicians and scientists, the students of the USF College of Medicine create this Honor Code.
It is our intentions that these standards should guide us not only during our medical training, but also during our lives as physicians, researchers, and community leaders. In these roles, we hope to pursue actively the respect of our patients, peers, and fellow men and women, rather than to accept passively any respect that may be given our title.
We recognize that the practice of medicine is a great privilege and carries with it the responsibility to uphold certain expectations of character and behavior. These principles have long been held as the foundation of ethical medicine, and we must recognize that fact as we now enter the medical community. The central elements of the oaths and creeds repeated over history by those entering medicine comprise the ideals of Self-discipline, Judgment, Conscience, and Personal Responsibility.
SELF-DISCIPLINE: We will strive to master the information presented to us in the classroom, laboratory, and clinic, and will conduct ourselves in a manner befitting our role as healers, scientists, and leaders.
JUDGMENT: We will adopt only the highest standards and ideals to shape our actions and decisions concerning academic, professional, and personal affairs.
CONSCIENCE: We will hold life in the highest regard, whether human or animal, and will strive to uphold human dignity.
PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY: We will deal honestly with our patients and colleagues, and will encourage such behavior in others by example. We recognize that personal accountability can be delegated to no higher authority than oneself.
STUDENT PLEDGE OF HONOR
I have read and understand the statement of the Honor Code in the Preamble and understand the procedures outlined in this document, and hereby agree to abide by them.
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