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- Accessibility refers to hardware and software technologies that help visually or physically impaired people to use the computer.
- CMSRU means Cooper Medical School of Rowan University.
- Confidentiality is the expectation that only authorized individuals, processes, and systems will have access to the University’s information.
- Confidential Information refers to the most sensitive information, which requires the strongest safeguards to reduce the risk of unauthorized access or loss. Unauthorized disclosure or access may: 1) subject University to the risk of liability (for example, for violation of HIPAA and FERPA laws); 2) adversely affect its reputation; and 3) jeopardize its mission. See the Information Classification policy for additional
- Crisis refers broadly to any real or perceived emergency, imminent threat, or timely warning which: 1) can negatively impact or seriously endanger members of the University community; 2) requires immediate attention to minimize impact; 3) has significant impact on the operation or reputation of the University; and 4) results in extensive news coverage and public scrutiny. Examples include but are not limited to serious threats to life/property, hostage situations, weather, disease or health threat, natural disaster, assault, and civil unrest.
- HIPAA refers to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, the federal law passed by Congress in 1996 that requires the protection and confidential handling of Protected Health Information (“PHI”).
- Faculty Member means any person hired by the University to conduct classroom or teaching activities or who is otherwise considered by the University to be a full- or part-time or adjunct member of its faculty.
- FERPA refers to the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act, a federal law that protects students' privacy by prohibiting disclosure of students’ personally identifiable information (“PII”) within their education records, without the student’s consent.
- Integrity is the expectation that the University’s information will be protected from improper, unauthorized, destructive, or accidental changes.
- Medical Schools means CMSRU and RowanSOM
- Medical Student includes all persons pursuing medical studies at CMSRU or RowanSOM. Medical students who are not officially enrolled for a particular term but who have a continuing relationship with CMSRU or RowanSOM, such as medical students who were previously enrolled, withdraw/take a leave of absence, medical students participating in CMSRU or RowanSOM sponsored academic programs, and medical students who are serving a period of suspension, are considered “medical students.”
- Member of the University Community includes any person who is a student, faculty member, organization, alumni, volunteer, trustee, University official, or any other person employed by the University.
- Organization means any number of persons who have complied with the formal requirements for University recognition. This term also applies to persons involved in petitioning for recognition. (Greek Letter Organizations are also subject to the disciplinary procedures outlined in the Greek Handbook.)
- Personally Identifiable Information (“PII”) means data or information which includes, but is not limited to: 1) the name of the medical student, the medical student’s parent, or other family members; 2) the address of the medical student or the medical student’s family; 3) a personal identifier such as a social security number or student number; or 4) a list of personal characteristics or other information which would make the medical student’s identity easily traceable.
- Private Information refers to sensitive information that is restricted to authorized personnel and requires safeguards, but which does not require the same level of safeguards as confidential information protected from disclosure under federal and state laws such as FERPA and HIPAA. Unauthorized disclosure or access may present legal and reputational risks to the University. See the University's Information Classification policy for additional clarification.
- Professionalism is a formal requirement for the education and training of both undergraduate and graduate medical students. CMSRU and RowanSOM expect individuals within the CMSRU and RowanSOM communities to strive to uphold the highest standards and personal behaviors, consistent with a respect for the medical profession, commencing with the first day of medical school. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (“ACGME”) defines and outlines professionalism as one of the six ACGME Core Competencies as follows: commitment to carrying out professional responsibilities, adherence to ethical principles, and sensitivity to a diverse patient population. “Professionalism is the enactment of the values and ideals of individuals who are called, as physicians, to serve individuals and populations whose care is entrusted to them, prioritizing the interests of those they service above their own.” AAMC Professionalism Task Force.
- Protected Health Information (“PHI”) means information that: 1) is created or received by a health care provider; and 2) relates to the past, present, or future physical or mental health or condition of an individual; the provision of health care to an individual; or the past, present, or future payment for the provision of health care to an individual; and (i) that identifies the individual; or (ii) with respect to which there is a reasonable basis to believe the information can be used to identify the individual. This guideline applies even if the patient’s information has been de-identified, so that the only person who may be able to identify the individual is the patient himself/herself.
- RowanSOM means Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine.
- Social Media refer to any online tools and services that allow Internet users to create and publish content, or any facility for web- and mobile- based publication and commentary, including but not limited to blogs, wikis, RSS feeds, content-sharing services, interactive geo-location platforms and networking sites including but not limited to Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, Snapchat, Pinterest, Google+, Periscope, Flickr, and Wordpress.
- Social Media Contact refers to any member of the University community whose responsibilities include managing and/or maintaining a social media presence on behalf of the University and/or who uses social media to engage in University-affiliated communications.
- Social Media Officials refer to people at the University who delegate responsibilities to Social Media Contacts.
- Student includes all persons enrolled in courses at Rowan University, both full-time and part-time, pursuing undergraduate or graduate studies, and those who live in campus living units. Persons who are not officially enrolled for a particular term but who have a continuing relationship with the University, such as students who were previously enrolled, withdraw/take a leave of absence, persons participating in University sponsored academic programs and students who are serving a period of suspension, are considered "students."
- University means Rowan University and its Medical Schools.
- University-affiliated Social Media refers to any social media presence intended to represent Rowan University in any official or unofficial capacity.
- University Official includes any person employed by Rowan University to perform assigned administrative or professional responsibilities.
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- Department of Public Safety
- Graphic Standards
- Human Resources
- Information Resources & Technology
- Medical Schools
- Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
- Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine
- The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”), Privacy and Security Rules, 45 CFR Part 160, 45 CFR Part 162 and 45 CFR Part 164
- The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (“FERPA”), 20 U.S.C. 1232g, 34 CFR Part 99
- AMA Policy: Professionalism in the Use of Social Media
- AMA Guidelines for Physicians in Social Media
- Model Guidelines for the Appropriate Use of Social Media and Social Networking in Medical Practice: Adopted as policy by the House of Delegates of the Federation of State Medical Boards
- Office of Emergency Management
- Social Media Sites
- Facebook – an online social utility that connects people and organizations with friends and others who work, study, live and engage around them.
- Flickr – a photo sharing website on which users can view, upload and share photos.
- Google+ – integrated social platform that merges with other Google services including YouTube, Gmail and Google Search.
- Instagram – a photo- and video-sharing network owned by Facebook that allows users to upload photos taken with a mobile device, apply special filters and share with their friends.
- LinkedIn – a business-oriented online social utility that allows users to strengthen and extend their existing network of trusted professional contacts.
- Periscope – a streaming service that lets users broadcast and explore the world through live video.
- Pinterest – a website that allows users to “pin,” or bookmark, content they find interesting from around the web to categorized “boards” on their profiles.
- Snapchat – a mobile app that allows users to capture videos and pictures and send messages that self-destruct.
- Twitter – a real-time, micro-blogging and social utility service that allows users to send and read messages known as “tweets,” which are text-based posts containing no more than 140 characters.
- Wordpress – an online, open source content management system, blogging platform, and website creation tool.
- YouTube – a video-sharing website that makes it easy to search for and watch online videos.
- Social Media Terms
- Student Life/Student Affairs
- Student Code of Conduct
- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines