IU School of Medicine strives to provide a positive, inclusive environment that is conducive to teaching and learning and embodies the core values of excellence, respect, integrity, diversity and cooperation. All members of the IU School of Medicine community are expected to uphold the tenets of the Honor Code. To maintain the highest standards of professionalism, IU School of Medicine responds in a systematic manner to incidents of student mistreatment and violations of the Honor Code and Teacher-Learner Conduct Policy. Similarly, by recognizing exemplars of professionalism, those who model the IU School of Medicine Honor Code through daily interactions with others, the School demonstrates its core values in action.
Prevention and Education
A series of modules is available for the school’s faculty and staff to deepen their understanding about mistreatment in the learning environment at IU School of Medicine. Current modules are available in Canvas.
Learner Feedback
The School relies on learner feedback to continuously monitor and improve the learning environment — both to identify concerns in the learning environment as well as when IU School of Medicine is at its best. Several avenues are available for learner input, including course and clerkship evaluations, evaluations of individual instructors, the annual Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Graduation Questionnaire, and information submitted through the school’s Mistreatment Reporting Process.
The Student Concerns Reporting Form allows students to report non-mistreatment-related concerns and incidents in the learning environment (i.e., microaggressions/bias in curricular content, inadequate clinical supervision, etc.). Concerns can be reported anonymously; per IU policy, retaliation against anyone submitting a report is strictly prohibited.