Common use of Fitness to Study Clause in Contracts

Fitness to Study. A student is deemed ‘fit to study’ if they are progressively developing the necessary skills, knowledge, behaviour and character and maintaining the necessary personal health and well-being to allow them to complete their chosen programme safely and effectively. Fitness to study is more than the ability of a student to pass examinations and progress academically, clinically and professionally in terms of their chosen programme of training. It includes also a student’s fitness to participate and to function effectively in University life. This means being able to function independently, competently and safely within the academic, residential, community, clinical and professional contexts of their programme of training, including placements, and not causing undue disruption to the learning, working or living experience of others. This Fitness to Study regulation sits under the umbrella of the RCSI Codes of Conduct and should be viewed in conjunction with all other student policies and procedures. Fitness to Study regulations are needed to ensure that, in addition to having achieved the required academic and clinical standard to undertake a programme that permits graduates to practice in a profession, students also: i. Have the capacity to develop and demonstrate the core competencies of their programme of study; ii. Conduct and behave themselves so as not to harm their patients/clients or put their patients/clients at risk; iii. Conduct and behave themselves so as not to harm their fellow students or RCSI staff or put fellow students or RCSI staff at risk; iv. Conduct and behave themselves in a manner likely not to harm the reputation of their profession; v. Be free from any health problems that would prevent them from being able to pursue their studies safely and practice their profession competently