Summary of LEAC concerns and actions - 7/1/25- 9/30/25

During the 2025-26 academic year, the LEAC committee used a process for reviewing and addressing reports received by the LEAC committee. The committee categorizes learning environment concerns into five categories:

A: Mistreatment or unprofessional behaviors were reviewed and founded, egregious.

B: Mistreatment or unprofessional behaviors were reviewed and founded, not egregious.

C: Mistreatment or unprofessional behaviors were not founded though reported concerns may have impacted the learning environment but not resulting in a violation.

D: Insufficient information to follow up on the incident.

E: Unprofessional behaviors that are not a learning environment violation were reported.

For July 1, 2025 – September 30, 2025, the LEAC committee reviewed and acted on concerns received through ONE 45 or BEACON. The summary of concerns includes 0 Category A concerns, 3 Category B concerns, 2 Category C concerns, 0 Category D concerns, and 1 Category E concerns. The learning environment where the concerns occurred included: Phase I (3) and Phase 2 (3).

• One concern reported a staff member negatively addressing a medical student regarding that student’s presumed ethnicity. After review of comments from the individual’s unit director and discussion with the committee, this was deemed Category B, mistreatment or unprofessional behaviors were founded, not egregious.
• One concern related to a faculty member’s choice of words when instructing medical students. After discussion with the committee, this was deemed Category E, unprofessional behaviors that are not a learning environment violation were reported.
• Two concerns related to faculty members interacting with students in manners regarded as hostile or condescending. After department chair meetings and discussions with the committee, both cases were deemed Category B, mistreatment or unprofessional behaviors were founded, not egregious.
• One concern related to a faculty member who’s behavior was reported to have made a medical student uncomfortable in a group learning session. After discussion with the committee, it was deemed Category C, mistreatment or unprofessional behaviors were not found.
• One concern related to a faculty member’s choice of words and examination methods used with a patient. After a department chair meeting and discussion with the committee, it was deemed Category C, mistreatment or unprofessional behaviors were not found.

Respectfully submitted:

Rebecca R. Pauly, MD

Vice Dean