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Charges Dismissed and Recoord Expunged
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You want to confirm everything with a lawyer as small wording differences can make substantial overall differences.
Generally, if the record is actually expunged, then, for legal purposes, it didn't happen. You want to make sure it was actually expunged and what the legal limits are. For example, in Massachusetts, particular records were "sealed" and not actually expunged. Certain entities were later allowed access to the sealed records and a few people who thought things were taken care of suddenly had unanticipated issues.
Generally, if the record is actually expunged, then, for legal purposes, it didn't happen. You want to make sure it was actually expunged and what the legal limits are. For example, in Massachusetts, particular records were "sealed" and not actually expunged. Certain entities were later allowed access to the sealed records and a few people who thought things were taken care of suddenly had unanticipated issues.
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Disclose all of it on all further applications. As mentioned, "expunging" isn't perfect, and it depends on the state, and who is asking. "Expunged" records are deleted and discarded, they are simply labeled as expunged, and so depending on whom asks, they might show up.
Bottom line is that no one is going to care about this issue in the past. But, if you don't disclose them and then they show up on a search, then THAT becomes a new problem.
I don't believe that hospitals do background checks on students. So, the next time you will need to deal with this is in your residency applications.
Bottom line is that no one is going to care about this issue in the past. But, if you don't disclose them and then they show up on a search, then THAT becomes a new problem.
I don't believe that hospitals do background checks on students. So, the next time you will need to deal with this is in your residency applications.
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I'm a md/phd student going back to clinical years in June and my school just had me pay for a background check on myself and I know the VA does a separate background check for third year students. The currently second year students I'll be joining for third year had to do background checks before starting med school and now have to recheck before third year.
The nice thing about the background check you pay for yourself and then allow then to send to the med school is that you'll see it and should know if your expunged charge shows up. On mine it lists the court district for everywhere I've lived and for federal and just says "no court records found". Then again, I've never been arrested. You will probably have to do something similar in med school and will see what they find.
The nice thing about the background check you pay for yourself and then allow then to send to the med school is that you'll see it and should know if your expunged charge shows up. On mine it lists the court district for everywhere I've lived and for federal and just says "no court records found". Then again, I've never been arrested. You will probably have to do something similar in med school and will see what they find.
I have a friend who was kicked out of trooper academy because a background check show an expungement that he did not declare on his application. The good news is that this is state specific and if you are moving to a state other than the one where you were arrested this should never come up again. As for my friend, he actually applied and passed a background check to become a trooper in a neighboring state... only to be kicked out again after he failed a polygraph lol.
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