University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Top Value and Reputation
The University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics offers graduate medical students an opportunity to expand their professional skills by providing medical residents with access to mentorship and supervision from highly respected doctors, researchers, and other medical professionals. In exchange, they expect their medical residents to uphold the hospital's reputation and the level of care that patients have come to expect. To do this, residents are given guidelines to follow and instructed that if they violate those guidelines, they will be referred for disciplinary action.
If you are a medical resident that has been accused of violating the guidelines at your hospital, the Education Law Team at the Lento Law Firm can help. Call today.
Medical Resident Policies at University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics
All hospitals are intent on creating safe and compassionate spaces that provide the highest level of evidence-based care so that their patients can heal. Part of this effort is also to turn patients into returning customers and one-off charitable donations into regular investments – hospitals are businesses, after all. When one of their medical residents violates their hospital guidelines, they are putting the future of the hospital, and its patients, at risk. As such, hospitals are very keen to punish such behavior in the hope of deterring others from committing similar acts.
The University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics does not publicize their guidelines, but all hospitals tend to require their residents to abstain from the following:
- Discriminating against patients, their families, hospital staff, or their colleagues.
- Harassing patients, their families, hospital staff, or their colleagues.
- Having a bias towards a particular group of people.
- Making false or misleading statements of the resident's actual knowledge base.
- Destroying hospital or personal property.
- Stealing from the hospital or a person on hospital grounds.
They also encourage their residents to:
- Maintain patient confidentiality.
- Follow the rules of professional ethics outlined by the American Medical Association.
- Uphold ethical research practices.
- Treat everyone with respect and empathy - patients, their families, hospital staff, or their colleagues.
If a medical resident is suspected of disobeying these policies, they run the risk of being disciplined for it. While the actual sanctions will differ from hospital to hospital, they usually include loss of privileges, probation, suspension, or dismissal from the program.
Risks of Violating the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Medical Resident Policies
When medical residents are accused of violating the hospital's policies, it can influence several areas of their lives. For instance, medical residencies are a necessary step to starting your own practice. Because of this, a student who is removed from their program will not be able to continue working in the medical field. Despite this, the institution they took their student loans out of will still expect to be repaid. Without the income of a physician to rely on, many residents will find it quite difficult to repay the loans.
Additionally, when medical residents experience highly stressful situations with frustrating outcomes, it can cause mental health crises, like depression and anxiety. It can also greatly impact how they see themselves and how they choose to move forward.
Protective Procedures for University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Medical Residents
To ensure that medical residents are not being dismissed without cause, most hospitals will have certain policies in place to give the accused resident a chance to face their accusers and defend themselves.
While the exact policy at the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics is unknown, the majority of hospitals start by notifying the resident of the claim against them. From there, they will meet with the resident for an informal interview. If they determine from that interview that there is enough evidence to support the violation claim, they will schedule a formal hearing.
During the hearing, the accused medical resident will have a chance to present his side of the story, including evidence and witness testimony to help support his argument. Once the accused resident and the hospital have both had a chance to do this, they will then cross-examine the others' evidence and witnesses.
At the end of the hearing, the hearing committee will decide whether, based on the evidence presented, the medical resident is responsible for the alleged conduct. If they are, they will also decide what kind of sanction to impose on the resident.
Generally, this decision is sent to the medical resident by mail, but it will also include steps for how to appeal it. Appeals have to be made using the exact steps listed in the notice and by the submission deadline. If they are not, you will be forfeiting your right to appeal.
If the idea of pursuing a defense and appeal on your own feels overwhelming, the Lento Law Firm can help.
Winning Representation for University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Medical Residents
When you graduate from medical school, you are excited and looking forward to life as a practicing physician. You know how difficult your residency will be, but you never imagine being brought up before a hearing committee for disciplinary action. And unfortunately, when it does happen, the fear and stress can compound, causing you to freeze and not prepare for such proceedings. Medical residents who fail to prepare a defense are generally not successful and will find themselves facing sanctions.
Attorney Joseph D. Lento has spent his career helping students and residents across the country navigate disciplinary actions at their schools or hospital. He understands how jarring these experiences can be and will do everything in his power to fully prepare you for the hearing, including creating a strong defense and reaching out to the school to ensure you can finish your residency at another time. Call 888-535-3686 today or schedule a consultation online.
