Faculty responsibilities
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The following Policy for Prevention of Health Professionals Academically Evaluating Medical Students for Whom They Have Provided Sensitive Health Services can also be found in the School of Medicine Student Handbook.
Background
The Liaison Committee on Medical Education Standard MS-27A states: “The health professionals who provide psychiatric/psychological counseling or other sensitive health services to medical students must have no involvement in the academic evaluation or promotion of the students receiving those services.”
Virginia Commonwealth University Student Health Services and University Counseling Services do not employ any health professionals who would be involved in the academic evaluation or promotion of medical students. However, at times students may receive health care from professionals outside of these agencies who could potentially be involved in the academic evaluation or promotion process. VCU School of Medicine prohibits health professionals who provide sensitive health services to medical students from being involved in the academic evaluation of those students.
Policy
It is the responsibility and obligation of any health professional that has provided psychiatric/psychological counseling or other sensitive health services to a medical student to recuse himself/herself from any activities involving academic evaluation or promotion of that student. The health professional may engage in teaching activities (e.g., lectures, small group discussions, rounds, etc.) with the medical student, but may not participate in any form of evaluation. The health professional and the medical student are advised to contact the director of the curriculum office as early as possible should the potential for this conflict of interest arise.
