Statement on Supporting an Abuse-Free Academic Community
The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA is committed to establishing and
maintaining an environment in which every community member is enabled and
encouraged to excel. This will happen only if all of us work in harmony, free
of intimidation, exploitation, ridicule and harassment. We must maintain a
productive environment in which no individual is subject to discrimination or
abuse. This statement should be read as consistent with and in connection with
UCLA policies relating to harassment and discrimination.
Specific Behaviors That Are Not Acceptable Include:
Sexual harassment, including unwelcome sexual advances or demands, either
verbal or physical.
Using rejection to such advances as a basis for making academic or personnel
decisions affecting an individual.
Discriminating on the basis of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual
orientation, or national origin, disability or any other group characteristic.
Using power to interfere with the activities of another in a manner that
is unrelated or counterproductive to the expectations and requirements of his
or her position.
Creating an environment, through abusive behavior, in which the abilities
of individuals to function professionally are negatively affected.
No person shall be subject to reprisal for using or participating either in
an informal or formal complaint resolution process. It is incumbent on each
and every one of us to support the maintenance of an abuse-free environment.
RESOURCE CONTACTS:
Joyce Fried
Chair, Gender and Power Abuse Committee
310-794-1958
Neil H. Parker, M.D.
Senior Assoc. Dean, Student Affairs/Graduate Medical Education
310-825-6774
Patricia Pratt
Director, Academic Enrichment and Outreach
310-825-3575
Paula Stoessel, Ph.D.
Director, UCLA Mental Health Services for Physicians in Training
310-206-8976
Nancy Franzen
Medical Center Ombuds Office
310-206-2427
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