Academic Medicine Open Forum

Good morning - I have heard of some schools having students sign a waiver of liability as they return to learning in the clinical environment.  This is not something that we are considering and don't think the LCME would approve of such an action.  I'm curious what, if anything, other schools are doing on this front. Thanks for anything that you can share.

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Kelly Caverzagie
Associate Dean for Educational Strategy
University of Nebraska College of Medicine
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Hi Kelly:

We are also not having a waiver. We discussed this with legal and as a leadership team and were worried about the message it sent and potential unintended consequences across the institution for setting a precedent about opting in to who we will and won't care for.

Eva

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Eva Aagaard
Senior Associate Dean for Education
Washington University School of Medicine
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-09-2020 09:35
From: Kelly Caverzagie
Subject: Student Waiver for Return to Clinical Learning?

Good morning - I have heard of some schools having students sign a waiver of liability as they return to learning in the clinical environment.  This is not something that we are considering and don't think the LCME would approve of such an action.  I'm curious what, if anything, other schools are doing on this front. Thanks for anything that you can share.

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Kelly Caverzagie
Associate Dean for Educational Strategy
University of Nebraska College of Medicine
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At George Washington School of Medicine, we discussed the idea of a student waiver with senior leadership and legal counsel.  Given the inherent risks of medical practice irrespective of the Covid pandemic, we decided against the waiver idea.  Our legal counsel also was not in favor of such for similar reasons

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Richard Simons
Senior Assoc Dean MD Programs
George Washington Univetsity
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-09-2020 09:35
From: Kelly Caverzagie
Subject: Student Waiver for Return to Clinical Learning?

Good morning - I have heard of some schools having students sign a waiver of liability as they return to learning in the clinical environment.  This is not something that we are considering and don't think the LCME would approve of such an action.  I'm curious what, if anything, other schools are doing on this front. Thanks for anything that you can share.

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Kelly Caverzagie
Associate Dean for Educational Strategy
University of Nebraska College of Medicine
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