Ask the Expert: What should my disruptive resident policy include?
Residency Program Connection, December 3, 2007
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Your disruptive resident policy should include the following:
- Description of behaviors that are considered disruptive and will lead to an intervention
- Framework for reporting and recording disruptive behavior
- System for reviewing accounts
- System for informing reported residents
- Process for the accused to defend their actions
- Method for monitoring behavior after the intervention
- Procedure for maintaining confidentiality
- Protection for those who report disruptive behavior
More information about disruptive resident policies can be found in The Residency Coordinator's Handbook by Dianna Otterstad, BA, available here.
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