Reporting Concerns

Processes

• Informal Process for Addressing Professionalism Concerns
  Provides a confidential means for students to address concerns regarding the conduct of their teachers, whether faculty or housestaff.
• Early Concern or Commendation Note [pdf]
  Provides a means for tracking and responding to student behavior, whether exemplary or problematic. Can be initiated by supervising faculty members, other faculty, housestaff, staff, fellow students, or patients.

Contacts

• VCU SOM Professionalism Committee
  • Committee members
  • Charge to the Professionalism Contact Committee
  • Committee Report, September 2001 [pdf]
• MCV Hospitals Ethics Committee

Hotlines

• Medical students, MCV Campus: 827-TALK (8255); Inova Campus: 776-TALK (8255). Confidential hotline for reporting mistreatment of medical students or other medical student life concerns.
• Housestaff: 827-LIFE (5433). Confidential hotline to report work hour violations or any other resident life concern.
• VCU Health System employees: 1-800-620-1438. Anonymous compliance helpline