Mandatory Medical Assessments

The Dean of Students and the individual Academic Deans reserve the right to require a student to undergo a medical assessment if the student’s physical and/or mental status is determined by the Deans to warrant concern. Such circumstances are only enacted when it is determined that the personal well-being of the student is in question, or when the student is suspected of being a threat to their own well-being or to the well-being of others. Under such serious circumstances, the Dean of Students or the Academic Dean may place the student on a temporary suspension until it is determined by the clinical evaluator that the student is medically/psychologically able to return to the classroom/clinical setting. In this situation, Midwestern University will be responsible for all arrangements and payments of the initial clinical assessments. The Deans may also require the particular student to sign a release of information that allows a treating physician/psychologist/therapist to disclose to the Dean(s) or a designated proxy documentation that the student is complying with any recommendations that were set forth through the clinical assessment/evaluation of that student. In other situations that are less severe, the student may be required to sign a release of information that allows the treating physician/psychologist/therapist to disclose to the Dean(s) or a designated proxy only that the student is being treated by that particular clinician and is capable of remaining in/returning to the classroom/clinical setting. Knowledge of any clinical assessment will be kept strictly confidential.