Student Medical Certificate
(Submit to the Office of the Dean of the Student’s Home Faculty)
                                                                                                                  STUDENT NUMBER:
  I. TO BE COMPLETED BY STUDENT:
       I, (please print)                          ____________________, hereby authorize this licensed practitioner to
       provide the following information to Western University and, if required, to supply additional information relating to my
       petition for special academic consideration.
                     Signature                                                                                Date
  II. TO BE COMPLETED ONLY BY LICENSED PRACTITIONER: Please indicate the option below that applies, based on
  examination and applicable documented history at the time of illness or injury, not after the fact.
  Initial the most relevant                        Degree of Incapacitation on Academic Functioning                                                Start Date                        Anticipated
           category                                                                                                                                                                   End Date
                                                  Completely unable to function at any academic level e.g.
                      Severe                      unable to attend classes, or fulfill any academic
                                                  obligations.
                                                  Significantly impaired in ability to fulfill academic
                      Serious                     obligations e.g. unable to complete an assignment,
                                                  unable to write a test/examination
                                                  May be able to fulfill some academic obligations but
                      Moderate                    performance considerably affected e.g. able to attend
                                                  some classes, decreased concentration, assignments
                                                  may be late.
                                                  Likely to be able to fulfill academic obligations, but
                      Mild                        performance affected to a minor degree, with mild
                                                  impairment and minimal symptoms.
                                                  Unlikely to have an effect on ability to fulfill academic
                      Negligible                  obligations.
                     Describe when/how often you have seen the student with respect to the present illness/episode of illness/injury
                      Once – Visit Date:
                      Multiple/On-going – Visit Dates:
  Additional Comments:
  III. VERIFICATION BY LICENSED PRACTITIONER: I certify that this assessment falls within my legislated scope of practice.
                                              _
  NAME (please print)                                                                                         REGISTRATION No. CPSO
  SIGNATURE                                                                                                   DATE
  ADDRESS (stamp, business card or letterhead acceptable) TELEPHONE #
         Completion of this form does not guarantee that special consideration will be granted. Incomplete forms will not be processed.
                  In some appeal situations, the University may require additional information from you or your practitioner
                                      to decide whether or not to grant or confirm special consideration.
                                                         PLEASE RETAIN COPY FOR THE PATIENT’S CHART.
                                                      NOTE: Any cost for this certificate must be paid by the patient.
  Issued: 08SEP (Revised: 10DEC; 12JUN; 15JUN)
The personal information on this form is collected under the authority of the University of Western Ontario Act, 1982. The information is collected for the purpose of processing your request for academic
consideration. For further information about this collection, please contact the University Secretary, The University of Western Ontario, Stevenson Hall, Room 4101, London, ON N6A 3K7; Phone 519-661-
2055. For general inquires concerning this form, please contact the Office of the Dean of the student’s home faculty.