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Hi everyone,
I am really in need of advice. My cycle X preceptor failed me for my rotation on the grounds of academic integrity and lack of drug knowledge. I have passed all of my other rotations (6) with As and Bs. My friends tell me that I have been wronged and should fight for it. Should I just take the make up rotation or fight for it?
I was called to school and the final decision (Per my preceptor) was for me to continue with a D at most(will require a retake) or to withdraw and receive an F. I chose to withdraw. I am supposed to meet with the coordinator on Thursday for follow up to look at the professor’s critiques.
Here is how the facts lay out.
Week 1: I am on a rotation with another student (A). Our rotation is at a retail outlet but our professor is a clinical professor with his own office there. We do doctor calls normally at the site. Usually our site is the retail outlet (which I am never late and usually half an hour early) but one day he asked us to show up at our school because he had to give a lecture. That day, I encountered traffic and was very late. I texted him when I was able to park the car. I also apologized profusely, but he said I should have pulled to the side and called. Minutes latter, I and the girl mentioned that we needed to go back to our car to put in tokens for parking. He was upset and dismissed us for the day. Rest of the days were relatively normal. On another day, we were going over beta blockers and he asked us about side effects. I mentioned orthostatic hypotension and he says it’s wrong. I told him that my previous preceptor told me this and he got defensive and threatened to fail me (We can continue this argument and you can find out what you will be getting) We even went to school with him to help him grade pharm comm. That week.
Week 2: He drills us with question and I don’t know a lot of answers. He tells us to look them up and I do. He would ask us the next day, I can’t recall everything but I did look them up (He doesn’t allow us to use notes we write). He tells me that my answers are not detailed enough and essentially wrong. I show up early on site every day. The other student mentions that she has to go to midyear. The professor asked her to make up the missed days and do a journal club. We did a project to present at the senior center for him. He asks me if I’m doing the same amount of work as the other girl (He seemed to imply that the other girl was complaining about me not doing work). I confronted the other student about it. She denies “throwing me under the bus” After the presentation, he asked us on our way back what we did wrong on the presentation. Made us type our critiques. Told me my critiques were too short and to redo it. We had to go to NYC for a meeting. He gave us home work (night before NYC) to write P comm. questions and talked about directions. I misheard him and sent the questions via email but he wanted them on a hard drive. So he calls the other girl and complains. I woke up at 5 am to get there but was delayed by the train. I call him ahead of time. I was further delayed because the security didn’t know where the meeting was. I was 5 minutes late and he flips out after the meeting. This is before thanksgiving. He tells me that I’m currently failing the course and he wants the P comm and presentation critiques redone. At this point I contact the coordinator. During thanks giving break he calls us on our phone to make sure we are working on another senior presentation and writing his P comm. questions. He critiques me because he felt that I was slow to respond sometimes. Then when I email and text him, he tells me to chill.
Week 3: He said that my presentation critiques were too long and it seemed like I was desperate. We did the another senior presentation and we did critiques again. Answering questions always as usual. Got a D on my midpoint and a 75 on my first presentation even though he said it was good. Me and the other students do doctor calls for him and blood pressure counseling regularly. During blood pressure counseling, me and the other student talk about grades. She shouts very loudly “Grades don’t matter so much, why do you care” I felt that she wanted the other pharmacists working there to hear us.
Week 4: We go to school again to help grade papers. The coordinator asks to talk to me. I tell the whole story and she advised me to work with him. Next day the preceptor behaves much friendlier than usual. He told us to study for tomorrow’s topic discussion. I studied hard and he told us we did a good job that day. This is where it goes downhill. He gave us some questions to answer and tells us not to share answers. Next day he tells us to do blood pressure counseling. During counseling there was not a lot of customer so I asked her to test me on my knowledge. She did. Then moments latter she disappears. Then the professor asks me to go in his room. He asked me if I asked the other student for answers. I explained myself. He got a pen and paper and started asking me those questions. For each one he would ask for a source. After the session, he said that he has to think about if he’s going to fail me. He calls the coordinator to set up a 3 way meeting next week. He asks me to email him and the coordinator my sources and citations by 1pm the next day then changes the directions to noon (I missed his directions again). He told me that “he’s not that cruel” and that he would let me know over the weekend if he’s going to fail me. Then he calls and says looks like it’ll have to be Monday.
Monday: I presented my case. He interjected and said that my citations were late and I didn’t follow directions again. Then they both accuse me of cheating. They took a LONG time to discuss in private. There was another faculty as well. Of note, my sources match what I gave him, otherwise I would have gotten worse. I honestly did the work myself but I just don't remember easily and I was extremely nervous when he was asking me the drug questions. In fact my last rotation, the preceptor told me to take my time to answer questions and be more confident.
The professor offered me 2 options. First is to continue the rotation and receive a D (Will still have to retake). The other option is to withdraw and get a F. He said which ever you choose “Don’t worry, I won’t be offended” I chose to withdraw because frankly I don’t enjoy working with him.
Fast forward, I am supposed to meet the coordinator this Thursday before our reflection session.
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I am really in need of advice. My cycle X preceptor failed me for my rotation on the grounds of academic integrity and lack of drug knowledge. I have passed all of my other rotations (6) with As and Bs. My friends tell me that I have been wronged and should fight for it. Should I just take the make up rotation or fight for it?
I was called to school and the final decision (Per my preceptor) was for me to continue with a D at most(will require a retake) or to withdraw and receive an F. I chose to withdraw. I am supposed to meet with the coordinator on Thursday for follow up to look at the professor’s critiques.
Here is how the facts lay out.
Week 1: I am on a rotation with another student (A). Our rotation is at a retail outlet but our professor is a clinical professor with his own office there. We do doctor calls normally at the site. Usually our site is the retail outlet (which I am never late and usually half an hour early) but one day he asked us to show up at our school because he had to give a lecture. That day, I encountered traffic and was very late. I texted him when I was able to park the car. I also apologized profusely, but he said I should have pulled to the side and called. Minutes latter, I and the girl mentioned that we needed to go back to our car to put in tokens for parking. He was upset and dismissed us for the day. Rest of the days were relatively normal. On another day, we were going over beta blockers and he asked us about side effects. I mentioned orthostatic hypotension and he says it’s wrong. I told him that my previous preceptor told me this and he got defensive and threatened to fail me (We can continue this argument and you can find out what you will be getting) We even went to school with him to help him grade pharm comm. That week.
Week 2: He drills us with question and I don’t know a lot of answers. He tells us to look them up and I do. He would ask us the next day, I can’t recall everything but I did look them up (He doesn’t allow us to use notes we write). He tells me that my answers are not detailed enough and essentially wrong. I show up early on site every day. The other student mentions that she has to go to midyear. The professor asked her to make up the missed days and do a journal club. We did a project to present at the senior center for him. He asks me if I’m doing the same amount of work as the other girl (He seemed to imply that the other girl was complaining about me not doing work). I confronted the other student about it. She denies “throwing me under the bus” After the presentation, he asked us on our way back what we did wrong on the presentation. Made us type our critiques. Told me my critiques were too short and to redo it. We had to go to NYC for a meeting. He gave us home work (night before NYC) to write P comm. questions and talked about directions. I misheard him and sent the questions via email but he wanted them on a hard drive. So he calls the other girl and complains. I woke up at 5 am to get there but was delayed by the train. I call him ahead of time. I was further delayed because the security didn’t know where the meeting was. I was 5 minutes late and he flips out after the meeting. This is before thanksgiving. He tells me that I’m currently failing the course and he wants the P comm and presentation critiques redone. At this point I contact the coordinator. During thanks giving break he calls us on our phone to make sure we are working on another senior presentation and writing his P comm. questions. He critiques me because he felt that I was slow to respond sometimes. Then when I email and text him, he tells me to chill.
Week 3: He said that my presentation critiques were too long and it seemed like I was desperate. We did the another senior presentation and we did critiques again. Answering questions always as usual. Got a D on my midpoint and a 75 on my first presentation even though he said it was good. Me and the other students do doctor calls for him and blood pressure counseling regularly. During blood pressure counseling, me and the other student talk about grades. She shouts very loudly “Grades don’t matter so much, why do you care” I felt that she wanted the other pharmacists working there to hear us.
Week 4: We go to school again to help grade papers. The coordinator asks to talk to me. I tell the whole story and she advised me to work with him. Next day the preceptor behaves much friendlier than usual. He told us to study for tomorrow’s topic discussion. I studied hard and he told us we did a good job that day. This is where it goes downhill. He gave us some questions to answer and tells us not to share answers. Next day he tells us to do blood pressure counseling. During counseling there was not a lot of customer so I asked her to test me on my knowledge. She did. Then moments latter she disappears. Then the professor asks me to go in his room. He asked me if I asked the other student for answers. I explained myself. He got a pen and paper and started asking me those questions. For each one he would ask for a source. After the session, he said that he has to think about if he’s going to fail me. He calls the coordinator to set up a 3 way meeting next week. He asks me to email him and the coordinator my sources and citations by 1pm the next day then changes the directions to noon (I missed his directions again). He told me that “he’s not that cruel” and that he would let me know over the weekend if he’s going to fail me. Then he calls and says looks like it’ll have to be Monday.
Monday: I presented my case. He interjected and said that my citations were late and I didn’t follow directions again. Then they both accuse me of cheating. They took a LONG time to discuss in private. There was another faculty as well. Of note, my sources match what I gave him, otherwise I would have gotten worse. I honestly did the work myself but I just don't remember easily and I was extremely nervous when he was asking me the drug questions. In fact my last rotation, the preceptor told me to take my time to answer questions and be more confident.
The professor offered me 2 options. First is to continue the rotation and receive a D (Will still have to retake). The other option is to withdraw and get a F. He said which ever you choose “Don’t worry, I won’t be offended” I chose to withdraw because frankly I don’t enjoy working with him.
Fast forward, I am supposed to meet the coordinator this Thursday before our reflection session.
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