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Subject: Un rappel du Doyen | A Reminder from the Dean

Chersmembresducorpsprofessoral,

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avonsapprisquecertainsmembresontutilisdumatrielouprsentuneinformationpouvanttreconsidrscomme
dplacsdupointdevuedesvaleursducativesquenousdfendonsentantquuniversit.

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lesinterruptionsvolontairesdegrossesseetlaidemdicalemourir).Cependant,lesmessagesouvertementpolitiques
etlematrielsanslienaveclapratiquedelamdecineempchentdeseconcentrersurlenseignementdelamatire.

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releverthmatiquementdelamatireenseigne.IlestinacceptableauxyeuxdelaFacultdutiliservosfonctions
dducateurpourdiffuserdesattaquespersonnellesouhumiliantesvisantdesclbritsoudespoliticiens,surtoutsi
cespersonnesnontrienvoiraveclamatiredevotreenseignement.Danslecontextedeleursfonctions
universitaires,lesmembresducorpsprofessoralontledevoirderesterneutresencequiatraitauxenjeuxpolitiques,
religieuxetculturels.

LaFacultcondamnetouteexpressiondelahaineetentendfavoriserlamiseenplacedunmilieudetravailet
dapprentissagedanslequeltouteslespersonnesconcernessesententrespectesetenscurit.Cesmmes
principessappliquentlexpressiondidespolitiquesdansdescomptesdemdiassociauxvousidentifiantclairement
entantquemembredelaFacultdemdecinedelUniversitdOttawa.Noussavonsquilsagitdunmode
dexpressiondesplusagrables,maiscesmessagesontparfoisuneffetperturbateursurunmilieuuniversitaire
comprenantdesapprenantsvenantdhorizonsdiffrentsetquiontdiffrentescroyances.Lesbureauxdu
professionnalisme,destudesmdicalesdepremiercycle,destudesmdicalespostdoctoralesetdestudes
suprieuressontmmedevousproposeraubesoindautresmodesdediffusiondediscourspolitiques.

Ilvasansdirequenousnetolronspaslescomportementsdtudiantesoudtudiantsquinerespectentpasles
normesdcritesdansnotreRglementsurleprofessionnalisme.Notreattenteestquelesmembresducorps
professoralagissententantquemodlesenrespectantcesmmesnormes,etnousentendonsbienlesfaireappliquer.

Nousvousremercionsdetenircomptedesprincipescidessus,etdeviserpartouslesmoyensreprsenterlUniversit
dOttawaavecleplusdeprofessionnalismepossible.

JacquesBradwejn,M.D.,FRCPC,DABPN
Doyen,Facultdemdecine
UniversitdOttawa

DearFacultyMembers,

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Whilemostofourfacultymembersaredemonstrablechampionsofprofessionalism,ithascometolightthatsomehave
beenusingmaterialorpresentinginformationthatmaybeconsideredinappropriateinthecontextoftheeducational
valuesthatweasaUniversityuphold.

Thefieldofmedicineisntwithoutitscontroversialissues(i.e.safeinjectionsites,safeabortionsandphysicianassisted
dying),butpoliticallychargedmessagesalongwithanyothermaterialunrelatedtothepracticeofmedicinearea
distractionfromtheteachingofthesubjectathand.

Yourpresentations,whileallowingforfreeandfrankdiscussionofissues,shouldberelevanttothetopicbeingtaught.
Usingyourroleasaneducatorasaplatformforpersonalordemeaningattacksoncelebritiesorpoliticians,especiallyif
theyarenotassociatedwiththesubjectmatteryouareteaching,isunacceptableintheeyesofthisfaculty.Inthe
contextofonesacademicrole,itisthefacultymembersdutytoremainneutralonpolitical,religiousandcultural
issues.

Thefacultycondemnsallexpressionsofhatredandiscommittedtonurturinganenvironmentinwhicheveryonewho
worksandlearnsherefeelssafeandrespected.Thesamegoesforexpressingpoliticallychargedsentimentoversocial
mediaaccountsthatidentifyyouasamemberoftheUniversityofOttawaFacultyofMedicine.Thismaybeasatisfying
meansofexpression,butithasthepotentialtobedisruptiveinanacademicenvironmentcomprisedoflearnersfroma
spectrumofbackgroundsandbeliefs.TheofficesofProfessionalism,aswellasUGME,PGMEandGraduateStudiescan
provideguidanceonotherforumsforpoliticaldiscourseifrequired.

ItgoeswithoutsayingthatwedonottoleratestudentbehaviourthatgoesagainstthestandardsoutlinedinourPolicy
onProfessionalism.Weexpectthatourfacultymemberswillserveasrolemodelsbyupholdingthesamestandards,
andweintendtoenforcethatstandard.

Weappreciateyourobservanceofthetenetsabove,andthankyouformakingeveryefforttodisplayuOttawainthe
mostprofessionallightpossible.

JacquesBradwejn,MD,FRCPC,DABPN
Dean,FacultyofMedicine
UniversityofOttawa