Learning Environment Principles and Guidelines
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The VCU School of Medicine is committed to diversity and equal opportunity, placing a high value on facilitating an environment conducive to learning for all students. The relationship between teacher and learner bears continued, close examination and requires a commitment to the highest standards of professionalism and ethics. Learning climate enhancement is similarly an important aspect of the Liaison Committee on Medical Education’s accreditation process. Preventing mistreatment of medical students through policies for reporting, investigating and resolving allegations of mistreatment is the responsibility of the senior associate dean for medical education and student affairs.
The objectives of the School of Medicine’s Learning Environment Principles and Guidelines are threefold:
- To define standards of conduct among all members of the VCU Health System community and participants in medical education on all teaching campuses, specifically the teacher/learner relationship
- To administer a process for handling complaints of student mistreatment (reporting, investigating and resolving)
- To monitor issues and trends and educate the VCU Health System community on learning environment enhancement and the prevention of student mistreatment
