Academic Accommodations for Medical Students

Application for Academic Accommodation Services

This office provides academic support services to students with temporary or permanent disabilities. Both prospective and current CUSM students are encouraged to contact our office early in their educational program.

Step 1: Email the Executive Director of Learning Environment, Equity, & Disabilities Services (LEEDS), Dr. Sabrina Wilhelm, at Sabrina.Wilhelm@cusm.edu with an accommodation(s) request

Step 2: Complete the LEEDS Appointment Request Form

Step 3: Provide Documentation to be reviewed***

Step 4: Submit a Letter of Acceptance of Academic Accommodations

Step 5: Notification will be made to the Office of Academic and Institutional Effectiveness (OAIE) / Office of Medical Education (OME) to coordinate accommodations and inform faculty as needed

Step 6: Confirm accommodations date, time, and location

Need-to-know

If the accommodation is determined to result in a fundamental change to the curriculum or undue hardship on the University, the accommodation will not be offered.

Students must meet all the School of Medicine's Technical Standards requirements with or without reasonable accommodations.

Accommodation requests are typically reviewed within 2 to 3 business days following the initial submission. This timeframe allows for thorough review, interdepartmental consultation as needed, and exploration of all viable options to ensure the provision of reasonable and appropriate accommodations in alignment with institutional policies and legal standards.