Academic Due Process and Administrative Leave
INTRODUCTION
Graduate Medical Education training refers to the second stage of medical
education, during which medical school graduates are prepared for independent
practice in a medical specialty. The foremost responsibility of the GME
training program is to provide an organized education program with guidance
and supervision of the Resident, facilitating the Residents professional and
personal development while ensuring safe and appropriate care for patients.
Graduate medical education involves the development of clinical skills and
professional competencies and the acquisition of detailed factual knowledge
in a medical specialty. These professional standards of conduct include,
but are not limited to, professionalism, honesty, punctuality, attendance,
timeliness, proper hygiene, compliance with all applicable ethical standards
and UCLA policies and procedures, an ability to work cooperatively and
collegially with staff and with other health care professionals, and
appropriate and professional interactions with patients and their families.
A Resident, as part of his or her GME training program, is in a hospital,
other clinical setting, or research area. A Resident's appointment is
academic in nature. All such appointments, either initial or continuing,
are dependent upon the Resident maintaining good standing in a GME training
program. Dismissal from a GME training program will result in the Resident's
automatic dismissal from any and all related appointments such as medical
staff membership.
The procedures set forth below are designed to provide the UCLA School of
Medicine and UCLA residents and fellows ("Residents") an orderly means of
resolving differences. These Policies and Procedures apply to all UCLA
School of Medicine sponsored and ACGME approved programs. These Policies
and Procedures shall be the exclusive remedy for appealing reviewable
academic actions. Deviation from these procedures that does not result
in material prejudice to the Resident will not be grounds for invalidating
the action taken.
UCLA School of Medicine recognizes that the primary responsibility for
remedial academic actions relating to Residents and clinical training
programs resides within the departments and the individual training
programs. Therefore, academic and performance standards and methods of
GME training and evaluation are to be determined by each clinical department
and/or program at UCLA School of Medicine. There may be variances regarding
these standards among the various departments and programs.
Residents and their program directors and faculty are encouraged to
make efforts to resolve disagreements or disputes by discussing their
concerns with one another. When appropriate, reasonable efforts should
be made to take remedial action(s) that best address the deficiencies and
needs of the individual Resident and/or the GME training program. Actions
are at the discretion of UCLA and need not be progressive. UCLA may select
those action(s) described below which it deems appropriate.
- Definitions (for the purpose of these Policies and Procedures):
Academic Deficiency: The terms "Academic Deficiency" or
"Deficiencies" mean unacceptable performance or conduct, including failure
to achieve, progress or maintain good standing in the GME training program,
or achieve and/or maintain professional standards of conduct as stated below.
Chair: "Chair" means the Chair of the Resident's specialty or
subspecialty department, or designee.
Resident Evaluation Committee: "Resident Evaluation Committee" means a
regularly constituted committee of the department or division that
reviews the academic performance of Residents, or a committee specially
selected by the GME Committee for the purpose of reviewing the academic
performance of Residents.
Resident Evaluation Committee: “Resident Evaluation Committee” means
a regularly constituted committee of the department or division that
reviews the academic performance of Residents, or a committee specially
selected by the GME Committee for the purpose of reviewing the academic
performance of Residents.
Dismiss or Dismissal: "Dismiss" or "dismissal" means dismissal from
a GME Training Program or non-renewal of Resident's appointment after the
seventh month of the Resident's academic year.
Resident: "Resident" includes all residents / fellows in a UCLA School of
Medicine ACGME Sponsored program and appointed by UCLA's School of Medicine
to the titles of Resident Physician, Chief Resident Physician, Resident
Physician/Subspecialist IV-IX, Other Post-MD Trainee II-IX.
GME Training Program: "Graduate medical education training program"
or "GME training program" refers to a formal postgraduate medical training
program sponsored by the UCLA School of Medicine and approved by the ACGME
and the UCLA GMEC ( Graduate Medical Education Committee).
Medical Disciplinary Cause or Reason: "Medical disciplinary cause or
reason" applies to a Resident who holds a license from the Medical Board of
California and means that aspect of a licentiate's competence or professional
conduct that is reasonably likely to be detrimental to patient safety or to
the delivery of patient care in accordance with Business and Professions Code
section 805. Program Director: "Program Director" means the GME Training
Program Director or designee for the Resident's specialty or subspecialty.
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