If
you perceive or experience instances of unprofessional behavior on the
part of teachers, colleagues, or staff you are encouraged to bring these
concerns to our office. Our office is also available
for consultation to any member of the Anschutz Medical Campus community.
Unprofessional
behaviors include: Disruptive behaviors; actions, words or behaviors
that a learner, colleague, co-worker or patient would reasonably
consider to be humiliating, demeaning or incivil. Disruptive behaviors
include: verbal attacks or outbursts; profane language; bullying,
throwing or breaking things; boundary violations; and comments that are
rude, disrespectful, threatening or belittling.
Students, residents or fellows might contact the Office of Professional Excellence when they:
- Have experienced mistreatment
- Need help developing a strategy to resolve a dispute
- Feel that they have been treated unfairly or insensitively in the educational setting
- Have suggestions about how to improve the learning environment
Faculty or staff members might contact the Office of Professional Excellence when they:
- Have experienced or witnessed mistreatment or incivility
- Have concerns about a student or colleague and feel unsure about how or whether to intervene
- Have suggestions about how to improve the working or learning environment
Responses to Unprofessional Behavior:
The
Office of Professional Excellence assesses all reports of
unprofessional behavior made by members of the Anschutz Medical Campus.
Attempts are made to respect preferences for confidentiality in the
reporting process. Each school or college appoints its own
professionalism executive committee to review reports of mistreatment
and unprofessional behavior and assist with resolution. Concerns are
presented to the committee members in order to reach consensus on
recommendations that will help remediate a situation. Committee members
commit to maintain all communication confidential. The committee assures
that the Office of Professional Excellence does not act independently.
