Title IX
The Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (ACOM) does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion or creed, national or ethnic origin, or disability in its programs, activities, hiring or the admission of students.
It is the policy of the Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine to comply with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and its implementing regulations, which prohibit discrimination based on sex in the College’s programs and activities.
The Corporate Compliance Officer oversees the institution’s compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. ACOM administration, faculty, staff, campus security, and other support services work together to foster a campus community free of illegal discrimination and from all forms of violence, including sexual misconduct (examples of which can include acts of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.)
Policies & Procedures
ACOM is committed to maintaining study and work environments that are free from discriminatory harassment based on any legally protected basis, including, but not limited to, sex-based harassment. Sexual or other discriminatory harassment of its students is strictly prohibited, whether by non-employees (such as contractors or vendors), other students, or by its employees, and ACOM will take immediate and appropriate action to address behavior that violates this policy. Likewise, students are strictly prohibited from engaging in harassing behavior directed at ACOM’s employees, its visitors, vendors and contractors. All students and employees must comply with this policy and take appropriate measures to create an atmosphere free of harassment and discrimination. Appropriate disciplinary action, up to and including, suspension, expulsion, termination from employment or being banned from ACOM properties, will be taken against individuals who violate this policy.
Title IX Complaints – How to File
To file a Title IX complaint, contact the Title IX Coordinator or utilize the Maxient reporting system: www.acom.edu/report.
Submit a Title IX Concern
Maxient is a confidential portal through which individuals can share information and make reports 24 hours a day, 365 days per year. Title IX allegations are routed directly to the Title IX Coordinator.
Eugenia S. Thomas, JD, CHC, CHRC
Corporate Compliance Officer & Title IX Coordinator
445 Health Sciences Blvd.
Dothan, AL 36303
Office: (334) 944-4006
Cell: (334) 596-5360
You may also contact ACOM Campus Security at (334) 944-4004, the Director of Campus Safety, or any Associate Dean.
Students who believe they have been subjected to discrimination or harassment in violation of Title IX should report these concerns immediately to the Title IX Coordinator. Title IX prohibits retaliation by any student and/or employee against anyone who reports an alleged Title IX violation. If students, staff, or faculty members believe someone they know has experienced sexual misconduct, they should promptly notify the Title IX Coordinator.
Inquiries may also be directed to the United States Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, District of Columbia Office, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue S.W., Washington, DC 20202-1475.
Resources
Dothan Police Department – (334) 615-3000
House of Ruth 24-Hour Hotline – (800) 650-6522
National Domestic Violence Hotline – (800) 799-7233
RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) – (800) 656-4673