FSU COM Implements New Exam Policy, Students Bare All

This year the FSU College of Medicine policy for test taking has become what some may consider extreme. The policy implemented and strictly enforced for the 2008-2009 school year requires that all students come with the bare minimum—literally. Students are no longer able to wear clothing with the exception of undergarments. “We technically could require them to wear no clothing it all, but we think that would be taking it a little too far,” commented Dr. Reinas, of the office of affairs for students.

What is the reason for this seemingly ridiculous policy? Academic honesty is taken very seriously at the COM , and officials are doing everything possible to see to it that there is no chance of a breach in ethics. “We don’t want to suspect any foul play, so we are preventing it by putting into motion these rules. We will know if anyone is writing answers on their arm or hiding granola bars in their pockets, because these areas will be exposed. No chance of academic dishonesty here.”

How do students feel about this? “I think it’s absolutely ridiculous!” exclaimed Farah McGyver. “There I was, freezing with next to nothing on, and they told me I couldn’t bring in my student ID because it was a breach of security. Now how am I supposed to get back into my LC?”

Another thought is that the idea of 120+ students walking around in underwear would be a slight distraction to the exam-taking process. When we asked Dr. Reinas about this, she was ready for this question. “When we accepted these students to the medical school, we expected that they would be able to act in a professional manner. We consider this policy to be followed with the utmost professionalism. In the medical community, if it were a requirement to wear nothing but underwear to a meeting or conference, we would not expect to see all of the physicians pointing and laughing at each other, nor engaging in any indecent behavior. Our students should be able to maintain the same level of professionalism that they one day will have to exemplify to the community outside of an educational institution.”

What is our country coming to when the future doctors of America are required to walk around like Victoria Secret models in order to take an exam? You decide.