MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY
Unit assessment update: Faculty of Medicine delivers progress report to Memorial's president

By Michelle Osmond

On March 15, 2019 the Faculty of Medicine delivered a unit assessment progress report to President Gary Kachanoski.

The report contains the faculty's progress on the implementation of the recommendations contained in a unit assessment report. President Kachanoski has accepted the report and supports the work on addressing the recommendations.

Unit assessment review

A unit assessment was completed for the Faculty of Medicine in November 2017 after it was brought to the attention of Dean Margaret Steele that there had been several concerns raised about the Faculty of Medicine's learning environment.

These concerns included allegations of bullying, intimidation, harassment and sexual harassment. The unit assessment can be found here.

In July of 2018 the dean established a unit assessment working group to review the 39 recommendations in the report and to establish an implementation plan.

"Transparency regarding the progress of the unit assessment implementation is a priority for the Faculty of Medicine," said Dr. Steele. "We want to ensure that our stakeholders know that our goal is to have a welcoming environment for our learners, faculty and staff, free of harassment, bullying and intimidation. We are taking the recommendations very seriously and many have already been implemented."

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