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Professional Disqualification Policy
Because of rigorous professional licensing requirements in the health professions and the magnitude of the health care responsibilities that befall a pharmacy practitioner, the faculty of the School may recommend to the Dean the suspension or dismissal of students who are impaired by, and/or addicted to chemical substances or who are morally or mentally unfit for a professional career in the health sciences (School of Pharmacy Regulation VI.B).
The Dean meets with the accused.
The Dean shall meet with any student so accused and present him/her with the accusation. In accordance with Section 52.120 as listed in the UCSF Campus Supplement to the University of California Policies Applying to Campus Activities, Organizations and Students, the accused or the Dean may request a hearing. If no hearing is requested, the Dean shall weigh the evidence, render a judgment and shall determine the appropriate discipline and/or action.
A hearing may be held.
If a hearing is requested, it shall be before the Executive Committee of the School of Pharmacy and shall be held within 30 days of the time the Dean has received a written report of the accusations. The accused shall be given a minimum of 10 days' advance written notice of the charge, the policies and/or regulations involved, and the time and place of the hearing. All documents relating to previous accusations or previous hearings involving the same student(s) shall be made available for consideration at the hearing.
The accused has (or have) specific rights.
The accused shall have the right to:
- Have access to any document relating to the charge.
- Be represented by counsel. (Students exercising this right must notify the Dean no later than 5 working days before the hearing. Failure to do so may result in extending the period in which the hearing must be held from 30 to 45 days).
- Testify on his/her own behalf, including the presentation of relevant written and/or oral testimony and physical evidence.
- Present his/her own witnesses.
- Be present during all testimony.
- Question all witnesses.
The Dean determines disciplinary action.
Upon receiving the recommendation of the Executive Committee, the Dean shall determine such disciplinary action as he/she deems appropriate in accordance with applicable University policies and/or regulations.
Records are kept until graduation.
Regardless of the findings and recommendation of the Executive Committee, a full set of records (including all written statements regarding the accusation, the decision of the committee and the Dean's subsequent action, if any) shall be maintained in the student's academic file until graduation, at which time all such records shall be destroyed.