Ensuring a Positive Learning Environment
The committee reviews and recommends initiatives and policies to promote professional behavior throughout the academic medical center and affiliate training sites. It includes faculty, residents, students, and staff from Larner and ÈÕº«ÎÞÂë Health Network.
What We Do
The LEAP Committee is charged with reviewing and recommending initiatives and policies to support professional behavior across the academic medical center and its affiliate training site.
More information can be found within the
Mistreatment Response
When a student expresses a concern of mistreatment, it is brought to the LEAP Committee in a blinded fashion so that the student (and educator if named) remain(s) anonymous.
The LEAP Committee’s response depends on the severity of the allegation and on whether the source of the mistreatment is identified.
If the source is named, action is taken according to the . If the source is not named, the Chair of the LEAP Committee informs the relevant department Clerkship Director or Residency Program Director who in turn informs department faculty about the reported mistreatment so that learning climate improvements can be initiated. In order to guard against the potential for retaliatory behavior, all concerns (except those requiring immediate intervention due to safety concerns) are addressed only once final grades have been submitted.
LEAP Committee Members
Contact Us
Assistant Director of the Learning Environment • Assistant Professor, Pediatric Nephrology, Dept. of Pediatrics • Pediatric Nephrologist, ÈÕº«ÎÞÂë Children's Hospital
elizabeth.hunt1@med.uvm.edu