Actions the Committee May Take
There are many actions that the Committee can take. These include, but are not limited, to the following actions:
- Meeting with the person who acted unprofessionally
- Meeting with the person’s supervisor
- Meeting with the clerkship or course director
- Negotiating an apology or solution
- Limiting future contact between the person and students
- Keeping a record of the incident in case other incidents are reported later
- Referring a student to the University Office of Equal Opportunity if the student wants to pursue a formal complaint of discrimination or harassment.
Students can decide that no immediate action be taken or that action be delayed until the clerkship/course is over or until the student graduates.
The Committee has been effective in making changes for future classes. For example, one attending no longer works with students; one resident no longer gives oral exams to students.