Professionalism

• Residents must demonstrate a commitment to carrying out professional responsibilities, adherence to ethical principles, and sensitivity to a diverse patient population. These responsibilities include:
• Demonstrating compassion by being understanding and respectful of patients, their families, and the staff and physicians caring for them.
• Interacting with others without discriminating on the basis of religious, ethnic, sexual, or educational differences.
• Demonstrating positive work habits, including punctuality, dependability, and professional appearance.
• Demonstrating a responsiveness to the needs of patients and society that supersedes self-interest.
• Demonstrating principles of confidentiality with all information transmitted both during and outside of a patient encounter.
• Demonstrating knowledge of regulatory issues pertaining to the use of human subjects in research.
• Demonstrating a commitment to excellence and ongoing professional development.
• Demonstrating interpersonal skills in functioning as a member of a multidisciplinary healthcare team.