Behavioral Expectations of Students at FSU COM Christopher A. Leadem, Ph.D., Division of Student Affairs & Admissions

AAMC’s COMPACT BETWEEN TEACHERS AND LEARNERS IN MEDICINE* *, Adopted by FSU’s College of Medicine faculty in 2002

Commitments of Faculty • We pledge our utmost effort to ensure that all components of the educational program for students are of high quality. • As mentors for our student colleagues, we maintain high professional standards in all of our interactions with patients, colleagues, and staff. • We respect all students as individuals, without regard to gender, race, national origin, religion, or sexual orientation; we will not tolerate anyone who manifests disrespect or who expresses biased attitudes towards any student or resident. • We pledge that students will have sufficient time to fulfill personal and family obligations, to enjoy recreational activities, and to obtain adequate rest; we monitor and, when necessary, reduce the time required to fulfill educational objectives, including time required for “call” on clinical rotations, to ensure students’ well being.

Commitments of Faculty (con’t) • In nurturing both the intellectual and the personal development of students, we celebrate expressions of professional attitudes and behaviors, as well as achievement of academic excellence. • We do not tolerate any abuse or exploitation of students. • We encourage any student who experiences mistreatment or who witnesses unprofessional behavior to report the facts immediately to appropriate faculty or staff; we treat all such reports as confidential and do not tolerate reprisals or retaliations of any kind.

Examples of inappropriate behaviors are: • Physical punishment or physical threats • Sexual harassment • Discrimination based on race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability • Repeated episodes of psychological punishment of a student by a particular superior (e.g. public humiliation, threats and intimidation, removal of privileges) • Grading used to punish a student rather than to evaluate objective performance • Assigning tasks for punishment rather than to evaluate objective performance • Requiring the performance of personal services • Taking credit for another individual’s work • Intentional neglect or intentional lack of communication. From: 2013/14 FSU COM Student Handbook

Does it happen here? Unfortunately the answer is YES! 30.4% of our second year students in 2016 reported at least one incident of mistreatment (compared to 24.2% nationally in the AAMC Medical School Year Two Questionnaire )

Mistreatment Reporting System

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FSU Sexual Discrimination and Sexual Misconduct Policy

Commitments of Students • We pledge our utmost effort to acquire the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors required to fulfill all educational objectives established by the faculty. • We cherish the professional virtues of honesty, compassion, integrity, fidelity, and dependability. • We pledge to respect all faculty members and all students as individuals, without regard to gender, race, national origin, religion, or sexual orientation. • As physicians in training, we embrace the highest standards of the medical profession and pledge to conduct ourselves accordingly in all of our interactions with patients, colleagues, and staff. • In fulfilling our own obligations as professionals, we pledge to assist our fellow students in meeting their professional obligations, as well.

Grading Policy Years 1 & 2 Years 3 & 4 Pass-Fail Must pass all required courses Years 3 & 4 Honors-Pass-Fail Narrative evaluations Medical Student Performance Evaluation

Evaluation & Promotion Committee Charged with reviewing all students’ academic progress Composed of faculty Probation A grade other than honors or pass in any course or clerkship. Displaying behavior that is unacceptable or unprofessional, and fails to meet the level of professionalism reasonably expected of medical students and future physicians, provided that some behaviors may be so egregious as to justify immediate dismissal of a medical student.

Evaluation & Promotion Committee The SEPC may, at its discretion, require an adjustment of academic load, repetition, dismissal or other change of status for any of the following academic situations: Failure to pass all courses/clerkships while on probation. Two or more failures in required courses/clerkships. Displaying behavior that is unacceptable or unprofessional, and fails to meet the level of professionalism reasonably expected of medical students and future physicians.

Attendance Policy You are responsible for attending: Small groups Team-based learning sessions Labs Clinical experiences Exams Lecture attendance is encouraged but not mandatory unless: Lectures with outside speakers or patients Some large group sessions may have required attendance

AAMC Matriculating Student Questionnaire You will soon be receiving emails from the AAMC to complete the Matriculating Student Questionnaire. Please fill it out (~20 minutes to complete)

Class of 2020 Mentor Program