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visualization of the communicator’s mouth/lips and within
20 feet. Able to detect odors sufficient to maintain
environmental safety and patient needs. Able to refrain
from nourishment or restroom breaks for periods up to 4
hours. Communicate and understand fluent English both
verbally and in writing. Exhibit positive interpersonal skills
during patient, staff, and faculty interactions. Comply with
safety regulations; e.g., potential exposure to infectious
organisms, body fluids, and toxic chemicals such as latex,
etc. Be free of reportable communicable diseases and
chemical abuse.

4. Fine Motor/movement Perform duties requiring manual and finger dexterity, e.g.,
handling of surgical instruments, regulating and adjusting
gauges, operating specialized equipment, and using
microscopes.

5. Locomotion Stand and/or sit for prolonged periods. Reach surgical table
tops and shelves, operating beds and patients lying in
hospital beds or gurneys. Perform major lifting tasks; e.g.,
lifting, moving patients (awake and anesthetized), pans of
surgical instruments, surgical equipment, etc.

6. Intellectual/conceptual Ability to read and understand words and numbers. Possess
these intellectual skills: comprehension, measurement,
mathematical reasoning, and critical thinking. Exercise
sufficient judgment to recognize and correct performance
deviations.

7. Personal Safety Must be able to adhere to organizational policies to
maintain safety in the environment for the patient, self, and
others. Have ability to function in an environment that
contains glove powder, latex and infectious diseases.

Academics
Academic Progress
The school utilizes a grading system to signify student progression through the program of study.
A final letter grade is assigned for each course and clinical practicum completed. The letter grade
has a corresponding value that denotes the quality of student learning. A percent range is used to
determine the letter grade. Value points are used to calculate the Grade Point Average (GPA) and
for other purposes, such as honors awards at commencement and scholarships awarded by the
Baptist Health Foundation.

An incomplete “I” grade may be made-up at the sole discretion of the Program Director. If the
incomplete course work is not completed within the established time-frame, the “I” grade
becomes a final grade of “F”. A minimal final grade of “C” is required for each course in the
Professional Curriculum.

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