Progression from year to year in the Five-Year M.D. Research Track Program is contingent upon satisfactory performance in the previous year's curriculum.  At a minimum, "satisfactory" performance is defined by a grade of P (Pass) or better in all School of Medicine courses.  A student may not enter the primary research portion of the Program before successfully completing the first two years of the medical curriculum and completing Part 1 of the USMLE Board Examination.

Based upon the high standards maintained by the Admissions Committee in selecting students for admission and the fact that all students receive stipend support during the research portions of the program, it is expected that Research Track students will maintain above-average academic performance while at Georgetown.  At a minimum, students are required to sustain satisfactory progress in order to remain enrolled in, and to receive Program benefits associated with, the Research Track program.  Regardless of eligibility for continuance in the School of Medicine, receiving four or more grades of LP (Low Pass) provides grounds for termination from the Research Track program.  Proposed termination from the Research Track program is subject to review by the Associte Dean for Biomedical Graduate Education and the Dean for Medical Education.

Any student who is terminated from the School of Medicine is automatically terminated from the Five-Year M.D. Research Track Program and loses eligibility for all future Program benefits beyond the semester then in progress.  Appeals of dismissals shall be directed to the standard appeals process of the School of Medicine.  Reinstatement to regular status will be required for consideration for reinstatement to the Research Track program.  Such applications for reinstatement will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis by the Associate Dean for Biomedical Gradute Education and the Dean for Medical Education.