Educator's Pledge

Duty: Medical educators have a duty not only to convey the knowledge and skills required for delivering the profession's contemporary standard of care, but also to inculcate the values and attitudes required for preserving the medical profession's social contract across generations.

Integrity: The learning environments conducive to conveying professional values must be suffused with integrity. Students learn enduring lessons of professionalism by observing and emulating role models who epitomize authentic professional values and attitudes.

Respect: Fundamental to the ethic of medicine is respect for every individual. Mutual respect between learners, as novice members of the medical profession, and their teachers, as experienced and esteemed professionals, is essential for nurturing that ethic. Given the inherently hierarchical nature of the teacher/learner relationship, teachers have a special obligation to ensure that students and residents are always treated respectfully.

In nurturing both the intellectual and the personal development of students, I celebrate expressions of professional attitudes and behaviors, as well as achievement of academic excellence.

I pledge my utmost effort to ensure that all components of the educational program for students are of high quality and recognize that the School supports high-quality teaching and assessment through the availability of ongoing educational skills development programs.

• • Educational Skills Development for Faculty Members (LCME 4.5)
  • Educational Skills Development for Residents (LCME 9.1)

I am committed to ensuring both patient and student safety and understand the requirement for appropriate student supervision in the clinical setting.

• • Policy on Clinical Supervision (LCME 9.3)
  • Policy on Emergency Preparedness (LCME 5.7)

I respect that students have the right to review and challenge their educational records.

• • Policy on Student Access to Educational Records (LCME 11.6)

I respect the School's authority over academic affairs and the education/assessment of medical students, and in doing so, pledge to remain knowledgeable of the School's technical standards, educational program objectives, course/clerkship-specific learning objectives, required clinical encounters and skills, and assessment methods.

• • Policy on Essential Capacities for Matriculation, Advancement, and Graduation (LCME 10.5)
  • Educational program objectives (LCME 6.1)
  • Course/clerkship specific learning objectives required encounters and skills and assessment methods (LCME 6.1, 6.2)

As a mentor for our student colleagues, I maintain high professional standards in all of my interactions with patients, colleagues, and staff and disclose any conflicts of interest if they arise.

• • Statement of Professionalism (LCME 3.5)
  • Policy on Educational Conflicts of Interest and Recusal (LCME 9.9, 10.2, 12.5)

I respect all students as individuals, without regard to gender, race, national origin, religion, or sexual orientation; I will not tolerate anyone who manifests disrespect or who expresses biased attitudes towards any student.

• • Policy on Nondiscrimination (LCME 3.4)

I pledge that students will have sufficient time to fulfill personal and family obligations, to enjoy recreational activities, to obtain adequate rest, and remain safe in the educational and work environment; I 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 and safety.

• • Policy on Student Clinical and Educational Work Hours (LCME 8.8)
  • Policy on Student Access to Health Services (LCME 12.4)

I will not tolerate any abuse or exploitation of students. I encourage any student who experiences mistreatment or who witnesses unprofessional behavior to report the facts immediately to appropriate faculty or staff members; I treat all such reports as confidential, and do not tolerate reprisals or retaliations of any kind.

• • Policy on Appropriate Treatment of Learners (LCME 3.6)

In fulfilling my own obligations as a professional, I pledge to assist our fellow students in meeting their professional obligations, as well.

I hereby verify that I have read and understand the enclosed:

____(Initial) The technical standards, educational program objectives, course/clerkship-specific learning objectives, and required clinical encounters and skills.

____(Initial) The Educator’s Pledge and the policies referenced therein.

Signature:__________________________________ Date:______________