Author: Implementation Task Force Leadership

This new policy is part of our schoolwide efforts to improve climate, culture and belonging at WashU Medicine.

The flowcharts for students, trainees and staff illustrate the streamlined process for reporting and what happens after a report is made.

We appreciate our community’s commitment to growing their skills as we continue to build and sustain a positive climate at WashU Medicine.

Among the recent implementations are the rollout of a single “front door” for reporting unprofessional or inappropriate behaviors via the Supporting a Fair Environment (SAFE) program’s online portal.

Because improving leadership behaviors is critical to improving our overall climate and culture and will benefit learners, staff and faculty, many of the recommendations the Task Force is implementing are aimed at enhancing the leadership skills of faculty leaders.

The Implementation Task Force has met monthly since January to begin prioritizing and implementing the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate & Culture. Three of these recommendations have been implemented to date, and several others are in process.

In December, when the Executive Faculty Task Force on Climate & Culture completed its year-long assessment of our learning and academic environments, an Implementation Task Force was established to set priorities for moving forward with the recommendations and to oversee their implementation.