UTMB strives to foster a safe, respectful, and professional environment. We are committed to addressing any issues of unprofessionalism or mistreatment in a timely and confidential manner.
Examples of disrespectful behavior and mistreatment may include*:
- Verbal abuse, such as public belittlement or humiliation of a student or fellow team member
- Being threatened with physical harm or being physically punished
- Abuse of power over another person on the health care team. This can include interactions with a faculty physician, nurse or a technician, or mistreatment of a patient
- Being required to perform personal services (e.g., shopping, babysitting)
- Being subjected to offensive remarks/names because of your race, ethnicity or sexual orientation
- Receiving lower evaluations or grades solely because of your gender, race, ethnicity or sexual orientation rather than your performance
- Being denied opportunities for training or rewards solely because of your gender, race, ethnicity or sexual orientation rather than your performance
- Sexual harassment (e.g., unwanted sexual advances, offensive sexist remarks/names directed at you personally)
- Discussing confidential information about a patient in an inappropriate setting
- Discriminatory treatment of a patient (or another person) due to that person's economic status, religion, ethnicity or sexual orientation
- Cheating
Below you will find resources to report any concerns, unprofessionalism, misconduct, or mistreatment that you view or experience:
Contact a Student Affairs Dean