VCOM Administrative and Classified Staff Handbook

the committee, that committee member must recuse themselves from the presentation, deliberation, and vote about the student. An admissions interviewer must recuse themselves from any participation in the admissions process (including attending committee meetings, screening applications, interviewing) for any applicant with whom they have any conflict of interest. The conflict will be resolved by reassigning the applicant to a different interviewer. A member of the Admissions Committee must recuse themselves from the presentation, deliberation, and vote about an applicant with whom they have any conflict of interest, as defined by the list above, by notifying the committee chair. VCOM’s Mental Health Counselors may not assess students or make decisions about a student’s advancement, graduation, or dismissal. Email and Voice Mail All electronic communications are the property of VCOM and not considered an employee’s personal property. Therefore, email is not considered confidential and should be reserved for work related use only. 1. The purpose of email and voice mail is to facilitate communicating business- or work-related items in a timely and efficient manner. Email is a written means of communication and as such, all users should exercise good judgment and common sense when creating and distributing email messages. 2. Forgery (or attempted forgery) of email messages is prohibited. 3. Unauthorized actions or attempts to read, copy, modify, or delete email or voice mail messages of other users are also prohibited. 4. No messages may be transmitted under an assumed name, nor may any user attempt to obscure the origin of any message. 5. Sending unsolicited junk mail or ‘for profit’ messages is prohibited. 6. Email may be archived for back-up purposes and may be reviewed by VCOM at the time of delivery or at a later. 7. Texting, twittering, chat, instant messaging and other non-work-related emails is not allowed during work hours. Employee Obligations for the Highest Standards of Conduct As an integral member of VCOM, employees are expected to accept certain responsibilities, adhere to acceptable business and medical principles in matters of personal conduct, and always exhibit a high degree of personal integrity. This not only involves sincere respect for the rights and feelings of others but also demands that employees refrain from any behavior that might be harmful to the employee, coworkers, VCOM, or that might be viewed unfavorable by current or potential students, others in the medical school community or by the public at large. Whether the employee is at work or not, their conduct reflects on VCOM. Employees are, consequently, encouraged to always observe the highest standards of professionalism. The following are some (but not all) examples of inappropriate conduct:

1. Falsifying employment or other VCOM records. 2. Violating VCOM’s Equal Employment Opportunity and Harassment Policies. 3. Soliciting or accepting gratuities from students or vendors. 4. Excessive absenteeism or tardiness.

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