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Strategies and Tips

Campus resources

Resources shared by students in all programs at WashU Medicine are provided below. Additional resources may be found on the website for your specific academic program.

  • Resources for all students

Helpful documents and articles

  • Common mistakes people make in handling conflict (PDF)
  • Do’s and don’ts for responding when your behavior is perceived as offensive (PDF)
  • Email civility (PDF)
  • Informal strategies for responding to sexual harrassment (PDF)
  • Negotiation strategies (PDF)
  • Options for creating a record of complaint (PDF)
  • The power of apologies (PDF)
  • Practices of a good listener (PDF)
  • Resistance or cooperation? (PDF)
  • Responding to complaints (PDF)
  • Responding to critical supervisory feedback (PDF)
  • Resources for bullying and mobbing (PDF)
  • Talking with a professor about a grade (PDF)
  • Writing a letter: A tool for conflict resolution (PDF)
  • We have to talk: A step-by-step checklist for difficult conversations
  • Collaboration and Team Science: A Field Guide
  • Medical Campus Learners
    • Medical Student Policies
    • Strategies and Tips

Office of the Ombuds

Barnes Jewish Hospital Plaza

Maternity Building, Room 161

St. Louis, MO 63110

Resources

  • WUSM Human Resources
  • Office of Faculty Promotions and Career Development
  • International Ombudsman Association
  • Maternity Hospital Map

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