Accommodations Request Process

The university is committed to the full accessibility of our campus, programs and activities to individuals with disabilities. USC will make a good faith effort to provide reasonable accommodation for qualified visitors, prospective students, enrolled students, employment applicants, and employees with a disability unless the accommodation requested would cause an undue hardship as defined by the ADA. In compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the university provides academic adjustments and auxiliary aids for students with disabilities.

Procedure:
Students with disabilities are encouraged to contact the Office of Student Accessibility Services (OSAS) prior to or during the first week of class attendance or as soon as possible when a need for an accommodation has emerged. OSAS will work with the KSOM Technical Standards Committee to arrange for reasonable accommodations. It is the student’s responsibility to provide documentation verifying accommodations in a timely way.

USC Disability Accommodations Policy

Grievance Procedures:
Detailed information about processing a grievance is found in a brochure available in the Office of Student Accessibility Services, STU 301.

Guidelines for USMLE Examinees with Disabilities – The National Board of Medical Examiners
(NBME) provides reasonable and appropriate accommodations for examinees with documented disabilities. Examinees are informed of the availability of test accommodations in the USMLE. Because the NBME’s requirements for documentation may result in requests for supplemental information, we encourage students requesting accommodations to apply well in advance of deadlines.

Please contact Dr. Ranna Nash, Assistant Dean for Student Development in  the Office of Academic Support (LEAD) for assistance at (323) 442-2553 or by email at ranna.nash@med.usc.edu.