Professional Conduct Acknowledgement


 

 

 

Professional Conduct

University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine (“UNR Med”) Professionalism Statement

The following statement is consistent with and in addition to Federal and state laws related to employment practices, healthcare, and research compliance requirements, the NSHE (Nevada System of Higher Education) Handbook and Code, UNR policies in the University Administrative Manual, including but not limited to 6,515: Ethical Standards in the Conduct of Research, NAC Rules for State Personnel, and NSHE Prohibitions and Penalties. For employees covered by collective bargaining agreements, management is expected to apply this policy consistent with those agreements.

Professionalism is of paramount importance to achieving UNR Med’s missions and core values. Our students, patients, faculty, staff, colleagues and community are best served by an inclusive, unified team of professionals. It is especially important that our employees and educators model our core values to cultivate a culture of respect and professional competence for our students and residents. At UNR Med, we commit to conducting ourselves professionally and ethically with colleagues, students, residents, patients, and the public. We model, promote, and advocate for a strong and visible culture of professionalism that dynamically reflects the UNR Med core values and commitment to our missions.

At UNR Med, across all disciplines and work areas, we commit to lifelong learning, effective communication and decision-making that is free of improper bias and influence.

In education, we commit to:

  • consideration of diverse experiences and perspectives,
  • timeliness, accessibility, dependability,
  • facilitation of high-quality experiences for our students and residents,
  • service as a role model,
  • setting of expectations for a respectful learning environment,
  • proactively revisiting processes and feedback to optimize learner and educator experience.

 

 

In clinical practice, we commit to:

  • delivering patient-centered care and supporting a clinical environment that emphasizes and collaboration among all team members, including the patient and care partner(s),
  • producing a high-quality experience for our patients while safeguarding the privacy and confidentiality of patient information,
  • timeliness and dependability in providing care and documenting that care,
  • participating in quality improvement initiatives to optimize the patient experience,
  • following best evidence available and exercising, compassion, and cultural humility in providing excellent patient care,
  • serving the healthcare needs of our community.

In the conduct of research, we commit to:

  • achieving research goals and objectives in both basic science and clinical research in an interprofessional environment with all involved,
  • safely and ethically conducting research related to the research process and treatment of participants,
  • conducting rigorous and reproducible data collection,
  • timeliness and responsiveness in the conduct of research related both to protocol management and patient care,
  • proactively assessing and revisiting procedures to optimize continuous quality improvement in the conduct of research and the research experience for all involved,
  • exercising, compassion, and cultural humility for participants involved in clinical research,
  • respecting the specific and unique roles contributing to the research process,

e.g., students, post docs, graduate assistants, faculty, staff, subjects, animals, and administrators.

In leadership and administration, we commit to:

  • welcoming and utilizing the diverse skills and talents each person brings to our teams,
  • timeliness, responsiveness, dependability and quality in all our work,
  • responsible stewardship of our resources,
  • proactively revisiting processes and feedback to optimize the work we do,
  • modeling empathy and compassion,
  • acting as respectful collaborators with faculty, staff, students, residents, and community.

 

     

Professional Conduct

I acknowledge I have read and received the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine (“UNR Med”) Professionalism Statement.

 

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