Accordingly, schools of medicine, through their faculty, must establish and maintain standards to certify that their graduates are competent and complete medical doctors who have met the cognitive and noncognitive Academic Performance goals. The noncognitive goals include consistent display of behavior congruent with the standards of the profession. Medical students shall not demonstrate behavior that is considered to render them unfit for a career in medicine or that shall cast serious doubts upon their potential suitability or competence as physicians. Such inappropriate behavior includes, but is not limited to, demonstration of poor judgment, lack of integrity, inappropriate interpersonal relations with patients, faculty, or peers, poor self-discipline, lack of responsibility or dependability, or inability to recognize personal limitations or to function under pressure. Medical students shall demonstrate sensitive and humane consideration for patients by projecting a professional image through proper communication, attitude, behavior, manner, dress, and grooming.
Medical students are members of the medical community.
While trainee status dictates restriction of their privileges within this community, medical students have responsibilities similar to those of their year four colleagues for their own Professional Conduct. Professional Conduct includes, but is not limited to, behavior consistent with the highest standards of professional and personal integrity and honesty, as well as compliance with laws, rules, regulations, and applicable guidelines. In summary, it is the responsibility of the faculty to define for the institution Academic Conduct standards related to both Academic Performance and Professional Conduct. It is the responsibility of all members of the School of Medicine community, but primarily of the faculty, to determine that the standards have been met. Both cognitive and noncognitive objectives are developed by faculty, and performance standards are defined by faculty to determine acceptable levels of performance.