SSOM Student Inclement Weather Policy

Question

What is the Inclement Weather Policy for SSOM?

Answer

1. The weather in South Dakota can vary greatly from location to location. Thus, the inclement weather policy of the USO Sanford School of Medicine will also vary from campus to campus.
2. USO SSOM clinical campuses rarely close due to weather,and administrative offices will remain open when possible.
   • Sioux Falls: If travel is hazardous, the Campus Dean, Dean of Medical Student Education, and the Dean of Medical Student Affairs will decide if classes should be canceled. This decision will be announced by the Office of Medical Student Affairs via email using the appropriate medical student listserv.
   • Yankton & Rapid City: If travel is hazardous, the Campus Dean and Dean of Medical Student Affairs will decide if classes should be canceled. This decision will be announced by the Office of Medical Student Affairs via email using the appropriate medical student listserv.
   • FARM: Students should follow their respective FARM site policy.
3. If an emergency closing is declared on a clinical campus, students who are on clinical rotations and call are expected to attend. If a student is unable to reach the clinical site or feels it is unsafe to travel, they must contact their clinical attending/faculty and follow the absence policy.