Allegations of Unprofessional Behavior or Conduct


With compassion, equity, and support, our goal is to promote value-driven behavior in the workplace through tiered, standardized restorative action plans.

The Office for Faculty Relations (OFR) receives allegations of unprofessional behavior or conduct through a variety of channels. OFR examines and manages all allegations, interprets policy, maintains a record of precedent, and ensures that the level assigned, and the performance improvement action, is appropriate.


 


The Process


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To report a concern related to unprofessional behavior or conduct of a School of Medicine faculty member, complete the form or schedule an intake with OFR staff by sending an email to FacultyRelations@CUAnschutz.edu.

 

The Office of Faculty Relations contacts individuals who make reports to gather additional information and determine if the concern is in scope, should be referred elsewhere, or does not meet criteria for School of Medicine action.

 

The Vanderbilt framework is used to determine the appropriate level of restorative action. An overview of the process is shown in the below table.

 

Level 

Action

Level 1
Single incident, not
egregious, not
mandatory
reporting

 

  1. OFR faculty meets with the referring party to obtain information and review for merit
  2. OFR faculty meets with the responding party to explore stressors and set expectations
  3. OFR faculty communicates back to referring party that the meeting has occurred with the responding party
Level 2
>1 incident

Level 1 action plus:

  • OFR faculty informs supervisor of the responding party and obtains additional information

Behavior acknowledged

  • Action plan with timeline is co-created with respondent and OFR and sent back to supervisor

Behavior Refuted - Limited inquiry

  • OFR vets allegation by meeting with at least one observing party
  • Behavior confirmed: As per behavior acknowledged
  • Behavior not confirmed: Bad faith reporting explored

Level 3
Persistent pattern
or
Single egregious
event

Level 1 action plus:

  • OFR Faculty informs the supervisor and obtains additional information

Behavior acknowledged 

  • Action plan with timeline co-created with respondent and OFR,
    approved by Personnel Affairs Committee and sent to
    supervisor and chair

Behavior refuted 

  • OFR vets allegation by meeting with ≥1 observing party and others
    who work with the respondent and provides summary of meetings to
    supervisor & Personal Affairs Committee
    • Behavior confirmed: As per behavior acknowledged and, potentially, also a Letter of Expectation
    • Behavior not confirmed: Bad faith reporting explored
Level 4
No change in
behavior

Level 3 action plus, if behavior acknowledged/confirmed:

  • Dept. Chair, Dean, and relevant Senior Associate Dean informed.
  • Letter of Discipline: Letter of Expectation elements with termination or other
    disciplinary action


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