Resources for Faculty

In collaboration with the Office of Professional and Educational Devleopment, an accredited Professionalism in Practice online learning module has been developed for clinical faculty and learners. A module for other faculty is currently under development and will be released in 2021.

To complete the module, please visit https://www.mdcme.ca/courseinfo.asp?id=223. 

To report instances of intimidation, bullying, harassment and sexual harassment, please use the appropriate documents outlined below:

Document Individual making the complaint The individual the complaint is regarding
 Memorial Respectful Workplace Policy
  • Promotes awareness and creates an understanding of what is considered harassment in the workplace; provides a mechanism to have harassment concerns and complaints addressed and eliminated from the workplace and learning environment.
 
  • Faculty
  • Staff
  • Faculty
  • Staff
 Memorial Sexual Harassment & Assault Policy
  • Outlines provisions which aim to:
  • prevent sexual harassment and sexual assault;
  • educate on sexual harassment and sexual assault;
  • address sexual harassment and sexual assault when it occurs;
  • Identify methods for the resolution of concerns and complaints; and
  • mitigate the effects of sexual harassment and sexual assault.
 
  • Medical student
  • Graduate student
  • Resident
  • Faculty
  • Staff
  • Non-university person
  • Medical student
  • Graduate student
  • Resident
  • Faculty
  • Staff
  • Non-university person
 Memorial Student Code of Conduct
  • Outlines behaviour which Memorial considers to be non-academic misconduct offences by learners and the range of remedies and/or penalties which may be imposed.
  • Medical student
  • Graduate student
  • Resident
  • Faculty
  • Staff
  • Medical student
  • Graduate student
  • Resident

Regional Health Authorities

The regional health authorities in Newfoundland and Labrador and the Horizon Health Network in New Brunswick
each have their own policies in place governing respectful workplace. These policies can be found within each organization's intranet.
  

 Eastern Health
 
  • Prevention and Resolution of Harassment in the Work Environment
  • Violence Prevention, Response and Support
 Central Health
  • Respectful Workplace, Harassment and Bullying
 Western Health
  • Harassment and Discrimination Free Workplace Policy
  • Respectful Workplace policy
 Labrador/Grenfell
  • Respectful Workplace Policy
 Horizon Health   (New Brunswick)
  • Policy & Procedure Manual - Workplace Harassment
 Health PEI
  • Respectful Workplace Policy

College of Physicians and Surgeons of Newfoundland and Labrador
                                 
To review Standards of Practice and Practice Guidelines from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Newfoundland and Labrador, please visit their website.
 

Additional Resources and Guidelines

FoM Social Media Guidelines

FoM Statement of Professional Attributes

MUNFA Collective Agreement
 
Faculty Handbook

Memorial Assessment and Care Protocol for Disturbing, Threatening or Violent Behaviour

Memorial Sexual Assault Support and Resource Guide

Canadian Medical Association Code of Ethics and Professionalism
 

Contacts

Immediate supervisor, Discipline Chair, or Division Head
 
Vice Dean of Medicine
Dr. Cathy Vardy
cvardy@mun.ca
864-6289
 
Manager of Academic Affairs
Tracey Pittman
tpittman@mun.ca
864-6315
 
Office of Faculty Relations
facrel@mun.ca
864-4732

Sexual Harassment Advisor
Rhonda Shortall
(709) 864-2015
rshortall@mun.ca
 
Associate Sexual Harassment Advisor
Ashley Curnew
(709) 864-6178
ahcurnew@mun.ca