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VCOM College Catalog
Mission and Objectives of the College
Commitment to the Rural Community
History and Founding of the College
Administration &
Board of Directors
- General Information
- Admissions Process
- Applications Deadline
- AACOMAS Application
- VCOM Application Process
- Secondary Application
- Early Decision Admissions Track
- Professionalism in the Process
- Minimum Requirements for Admission
- Selection Process
- Transfer Applicants
- Attrition, Retention, Transfer, and Graduation Rates
- Post-Bac Program - Attrition, Retention, Graduation and Placement Rates
- International Student Applicants
Technical Standards for Admission to VCOM [+]
After Graduation: Assistance with Choosing your Medical Career
Campus Fire and Safety Policies and Procedures:
VCOM Policies and Procedures [+]
Resolution and Grievance Procedures
Code of Conduct: Honor Code and Professional and Ethical Behavior
Background Check
A background check is mandatory upon admission. A background check is required to assure the applicant is not a risk to fellow students and has the appropriate insight and judgement to become a physician professional with ethical behaviors. Applicants must report any arrest, including but not limited to misdemeanor or felony. Applicants who do not disclose a prior arrest for anything beyond a minor traffic offense will be considered as not acting in a professional and ethical manner.
Applicants with prior felonies as an adult who apply for admission must realize that it is difficult to obtain a medical license with a history of a felony. Applicants who have prior background checks that reveal a record of criminal behavior must also realize that if accepted, clinical training will be limited to those hospital sites that allow students with prior offenses.
Students have periodic background checks performed during the four years of training. Current or accepted students who do not report an arrest to the Office of Student Services within the next business day but not greater than 72 hours are considered as acting in a unprofessional and/or unethical manner.
Applicants or students who have a prior conviction or condition that might threaten the student's success and well-being of their patients are not considered. A Professional and Ethical Standards Board (PESB) hearing and possible dismissal will result if a student has not reported arrests, lies on a background check, or lies about an illegal action.