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We consider here whether to grant plaintiff xxxxxx’s request for final injunctive relief asking that we enjoin defendant National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiner,Inc.(“NBOME”) from denying her request for additional time to complete the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination, Level1 (“COMLEXI”). xxxxxx asserts that NBOME violated the Americans with Disabilities Act(“ADA”),and the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination(“LAD”), when it rejected her application for accommodations on the COMLEX I.
http://www.paed.uscourts.gov/documents/opinions/16d0292p.pdf
Plaintiff, a 35-year-old permanent resident of New Jersey, is a former student at Rowan. Rowan is a medical college located in New Jersey. Its medical education culminates with a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree for successful students. Plaintiff commenced his medical education at Rowan in the fall of 2011. After his first year of medical school, he requested and was granted a three month personal leave of absence following a loss in his personal life. Plaintiff successfully remediated his first year of courses and from that point onward achieved satisfactory grades.
Plaintiff attempted the COMLEX Level 1 exam ("COMLEX") for the first time on September 3, 2014. COMLEX is typically taken after completion of the second year of medical school, and a passing score is required to continue in Rowan's medical education program. A student may not fail three times—three failures constitute grounds for dismissal per Rowan's academic policies. Plaintiff failed on his first attempt. After completing a 6-week COMLEX review program, he attempted it for the second time on February 4, 2015. He failed again.
J.C. v. Rowan Univ. Sch. of Osteopathic Med. & Rowan Univ.| D.N.J. | Law | CaseMine
http://www.paed.uscourts.gov/documents/opinions/16d0292p.pdf
Plaintiff, a 35-year-old permanent resident of New Jersey, is a former student at Rowan. Rowan is a medical college located in New Jersey. Its medical education culminates with a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree for successful students. Plaintiff commenced his medical education at Rowan in the fall of 2011. After his first year of medical school, he requested and was granted a three month personal leave of absence following a loss in his personal life. Plaintiff successfully remediated his first year of courses and from that point onward achieved satisfactory grades.
Plaintiff attempted the COMLEX Level 1 exam ("COMLEX") for the first time on September 3, 2014. COMLEX is typically taken after completion of the second year of medical school, and a passing score is required to continue in Rowan's medical education program. A student may not fail three times—three failures constitute grounds for dismissal per Rowan's academic policies. Plaintiff failed on his first attempt. After completing a 6-week COMLEX review program, he attempted it for the second time on February 4, 2015. He failed again.
J.C. v. Rowan Univ. Sch. of Osteopathic Med. & Rowan Univ.| D.N.J. | Law | CaseMine