13 Student Support Services

IUI offers a number of support services to students who may have challenges that affect their ability to achieve their educational goals. The RISP faculty are committed to helping students succeed to the extent that is possible, while maintaining the standards of patient care required in the healthcare environment.

Student needs are supported, unless accommodating those needs in clinical courses is in conflict with standards of patient care. These standards are found in the IU School of Medicine Health Professions Programs “Technical Standards for Patient Care Programs”. (see Section II: RISP Policies Technical Standards)

Accommodations in classroom and lab courses are also limited since the delivery of the course content is designed to require students to recall information, make decisions, and perform tasks under conditions equivalent to those in the clinical setting. These conditions are stressful and include time constraints, noise, distractions, the need to provide effective verbal directions, and physical manipulation of patients and equipment.