VCU SOM Professionalism

Standards and Policies

Standards of Professional Behavior, VCU School of Medicine
- Featured Standard
Student Rights & Responsibilities and Mistreatment Prevention Policy provides VCU policy excerpts collected by the Office of Student Affairs.
Medical Staff Standards of Conduct Policy [pdf], VCU Health System
General Competencies for Housestaff, ACGME
Resident Orientation Manual [pdf], McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Requirements for Professional Attire (M-3 & M-4 Students)
Medical Professionalism in the New Millennium: A Physician Charter, ABIM Foundation
Related Policies at VCU & VCUHS. Professional behavior is supported by policies that can be consulted when problems are perceived.

VCU Resource Guide delineates policies that govern many aspects of campus life and help define student rights and responsibilities.
VCU Office of EEO/AA Services provides information on policies pertaining to Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action, discrimination, and sexual harassment.
VCU Alcohol and Drug Policy [pdf] details the restrictions on use and distribution of alcohol and drugs on VCU premises, as well as enforcement for all VCU affiliates.
VCUHS Managers' Guide for Reasonable Suspicion of Drug and/or Alcohol Use at Work [pdf] provides detailed procedures, resources, and a guideline for recognizing impairment.
VCUHS Policy 5301.01 [pdf] and its cover memo delineate the prohibition of unlawful weapons and substances in the workplace.
VCU Policy on Employee-Student Consensual Relationships [pdf] establishes guidelines on types of prohibited relationships in order to maintain a safe environment conducive to learning. VCUHS has a adoped a similar Policy on Employee-Student Consensual Relationships for Graduate Medical Education [pdf].
Veterans Administration directive on Limited Personal Use of Government Office Equipment Including Information Technology [pdf] codifies privileges and responsibilities for VA employees particularly relevant to computer use.