Appeals
Actions Which Can Be Appealed
Actions Which Are Not Covered by the Appeal Process
Procedure

The Procedural Rights process detailed in the residency agreement are available to all residents who wish to appeal certain disciplinary actions that significantly threaten the resident's career development.   The following is an overview of the process; the resident is directed to the Residency Agreement for the full appeals procedure. The Agreement document will rule in case of discrepancy with the overview provided here.

  
Actions Which Can Be Appealed
The following disciplinary actions can be appealed, except where they are taken due to circumstances listed in the next section:
•   Probation
•   Suspension
•   Dismissal
•   Nonrenewal of contract
  
Actions which are not covered by the appeal process include:
•   Suspension due to loss of medical license
•   Reduction of clinical privileges or requirement of faculty supervision when stipulated by the Program Director or designee
•   Suspension/removal of clinical privileges due to failure to complete medical records according to institutional standards
•   Delay or refusal to certify clinical competence for specialty board certification
•   Actions taken in relation to a resident's academic performance in the program
  
Procedure
The appeal process has three steps:
1. Appeal to departmental committee
2. Appeal to the Senior Associate Dean, Educational Affairs
3. Appeal to Dean of the College of Medicine
Appeals must be made in the order listed.
  
Departmental Committee
A resident who is the subject of a disciplinary procedure may request a departmental informal hearing.  The request must be submitted in writing to the Department Head within 14 days of the resident receiving notification of the discipline.
The hearing will take place before a committee that consists of at least three faculty members of the resident's department; the committee membership cannot include the Department Head or Program Director.  The hearing will take place no later than 10 days following receipt of the resident's request.
The resident and the Program Director and/or Department Head will make presentations to the committee members.  No one else may be present at the hearing.
The committee will make its decision based on majority vote and the Department Head will be bound by the decision.  The resident will receive a written copy of the decision no later than 10 days following the hearing.
  
Senior Associate Dean, Educational Affairs
The resident may appeal the committee decision to the Senior Associate Dean, Educational Affairs, in writing, no later than 10 days following receipt of the committee decision.  The Senior Associate Dean will render a decision within 30 days of receipt of the resident's appeal.
  
Dean of the College of Medicine
The resident may appeal the Senior Associate Dean's decision to the Dean of the College of Medicine, in writing, no later than 10 days following receipt of the Associate Dean's decision.  The Dean will render a decision within 30 days of receipt of the resident's appeal, which will be final.