Which schools make you send CRIMINAL BACKROUND?

[PreDentJennifer]

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My brother is applying to osteopathic schools and had a misdemeanor 12 years ago that he'd rather not send exact details but keep it broad by just stating yes and moving on (it's humiliating). Which schools require a criminal record sent to the school before matriculation?? I think LECOM does and NOVA... who else? Thank you

 

[DrMom]

Well, I don't know about applying, but my school is requiring us to get full background checks for rotations. It apparently a new JCAHO requirement. My point is, your brother is most-likely going to have to address this at some point in this process.

 

[Idiopathic]

Every hospital will require this info at some point, and it is likely that he will have to go through this sooner rather than later. If he can get accepted without it, then he should, and then do it at a later date, when it wont affect his admission. If he cant get admitted without it, perhaps he should do it, have it mailed to him directly so he can see what it says, and then be prepared to defend it before he gets it to the school. It may not show up, honestly, especially if it was in another state.

 

[wook]

I would also add that down the road when it comes time to "get licensed", he will be required to disclosed any criminal history.

Wook

 

[InductionAgent]

Depending on certain factors, especially if he was by any chance <18 when the crime occurred, he can get the record suppressed. Even if he was of age, there are certain processes to expunge records. It would behoove him to find out if he has any legal options in that regard.

Otherwise, Idio is right: short of lying, volunteer no information!
And know what the record says, so that if an interviewer slyly says "tell me about your legal troubles," he doesn't refer to an as-yet-unknown offense. Also bad would be to respond "to which legal trouble are you referring?," inherently suggesting multiple arrests.

The only thing is, there might be some disparity in what various background checks reveal, depending on the source. So the best bet might be to discuss his most recent speeding ticket, and let the interviewer up the ante.

And above all else, tell him to act humble (but not ashamed), and not to use the ever-so-subtly bragging tone he employs to impress the floozies down at the corner bar with his bad-boy arrest history.