Your EQI team is spotlighting key policies that support a safe, inclusive, and professional learning environment—while helping faculty stay informed about responsibilities and updates on policies.
Supporting the Learning Environment
- Executive Order No. 31 Nondiscrimination and Affirmative Action prohibits discrimination, harassment, and retaliation for reporting concerns.
- Executive Order No. 51 Sexual Violence Elimination Policy affirms the University’s commitment to preventing and responding to sexual assault, stalking, and intimate partner violence. EO 51 aligns with federal and state laws, and reinforces that sex- and gender-based harassment are addressed under EO 31.
- Executive Order No. 70 Compliance with the 2020 Department of Education Title IX Regulations outlines UW’s obligation to follow federal grievance procedures for formal complaints under Title IX, as defined in 34 CFR 106.30 and 106.45—even when in conflict with local or state laws.
Student Well-Being
- 1.4 Student Mistreatment Policy affirms UWSOM’s commitment to a safe, respectful, and inclusive learning environment. Mistreatment of students—whether through humiliation, discrimination, or punitive grading practices—is prohibited.
- 1.5 UW Medicine Policy on Professional Conduct outlines UWSOM’s commitment to a working and learning environment grounded in the high professional standards.
- 1.6 Standards of Conduct and Professional Behavior details expectations for professionalism and explicitly lists expected behaviors that apply to relevant learning and work environments.
- 1.9 Supervision of Medical Students in Clinical Settings outlines supervisor qualifications and prerequisites, delegation of responsibility to students, feedback to students about clinical skills and performance, and student responsibilities related to supervision.
- 1.11.2 Student Healthcare and Physician Relationships states that, whenever possible, students should receive medical care from providers who are not involved in their instruction or evaluation. If that is not feasible, the provider must be recused from evaluating the student.
Did you know there’s a central resource where UWSOM Medical Student Education Program policies live? The UW Medicine Medical Education Program Policies webpage is your go-to hub for education-related policies, procedures, and guidelines. It’s searchable by keyword, and clicking a title takes you directly to the full policy.
Stay tuned as we explore 2–3 policies in more depth in future issues.