Shared Values and Responsibilities

Here we reflect the institution’s expectations for shared values and responsibilities among faculty and learners.

Respect

Mutual respect, including trustworthiness, should underpin all interactions between faculty and learners.

Faculty responsibilities

  • Treat learners fairly and courteously
  • Maintain high professional standards in all interactions Role model honesty, integrity and compassion
  • Promote open communication, active listening, genuine support and approachability

Learner responsibilities

  • Be courteous of teachers and fellow learners
  • Maintain high professional standards in all interactions Display honesty, integrity and compassion
  • Practice open communication, active listening and approachability

Transparency

Clear and honest expectations is critical to effective teaching and learning.

Faculty responsibilities

  • Provide explicit learning and behavioral expectations early in a rotation
  • Provide timely, specific, accurate and constructive feedback on a regular basis and thoughtful and timely evaluations at the end of a rotation

Learner responsibilities

  • Understand learning and behavioral expectations
  • Provide accurate and thoughtful feedback to faculty

Continuous Improvement

Teaching and Learning are processes of continuous improvement and include the presence of a psychologically safe environment.

Faculty responsibilities

  • Demonstrate a commitment to continuous professional development
  • Foster an environment that encourages curiosity, critical thinking, and the pursuit of knowledge
  • Include all learners in the learning process, setting the environment for learners to feel safe in asking questions, contributing, and speaking-up to improve
  • Practice insightful questioning, which stimulates learning without being hurtful, humiliating or punitive
  • Solicit feedback from learners to enhance teaching effectiveness and the learning environment

Learner responsibilities

  • Be active, enthusiastic, curious learners Solicit feedback on performance
  • Recognize that criticism is not synonymous with abuse
  • Regularly reflect on experiences, identify areas for improvement and seek help, and take responsibility for ongoing education
  • Professionally evaluate faculty teaching effectiveness and the learning environment