{"id":112012,"date":"2023-05-01T09:27:40","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T13:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm\/?page_id=112012"},"modified":"2026-10-21T21:48:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T01:48:04","slug":"what-makes-a-positive-learning-environment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/education\/md\/learning-environment\/what-makes-a-positive-learning-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"What Makes a Positive Learning Environment?"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Courier New&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[9675],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;o&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Students feel well supported<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Courier New&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[9675],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;o&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Students are able to learn in the environment they&#8217;re in<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Courier New&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[9675],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;o&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:1170,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">Students receive support to handle health issues, family emergencies and other outside factors that could impact their learning experience<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Courier New&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[9675],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;o&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Learning spaces are physically\/emotionally safe<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Courier New&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[9675],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;o&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The learning environment is inclusive and respectful of our diverse learner population<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Courier New&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[9675],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;o&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"2\">All individuals (students, faculty, and staff) within the learning environment are professional and respectful of one another<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Courier New&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[9675],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;o&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Students have a feeling of wellbeing and the overall ability to feel successful and well while immersed in the learning environment<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Courier New&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[9675],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;o&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Students have time for physical and mental maintenance (e.g., medical appointments, time for self-care)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW4183870 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart CommentHighlightPipeRest CommentHighlightRest SCXW4183870 BCX0\">Boston University Chobanian &amp; Avedisian School of Medicine is committed to providing a work and educational environment that is conducive to teaching and learning, research, the practice of medicine and patient care.\u00a0 This includes a shared commitment among all members of the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed CommentHighlightRest SCXW4183870 BCX0\">School\u2019s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW4183870 BCX0\"> community to respect each person\u2019s worth and dignity, and to contribute to a positive learning environment where medical students are enabled and encouraged to excel.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">The school is committed to a work environment that is professional, collegial, supportive of all personnel, and conducive to providing the best possible patient care, teaching, and research. The school places a very high priority on maintaining a work environment for staff, trainees, and faculty characterized by generosity, integrity, constructive interactions, mentoring, and respect for diversity and differences among members of our community. All faculty are expected to model the behavioral attributes of responsibility, empathy, service excellence, problem solving and continuous improvement, efficiency, cultural competency, and teamwork.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The policies below describe the behaviors expected of all members of our community:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/policies\/code-of-ethical-conduct-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boston University\u2019s Code of Ethical Conduct<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/camed\/files\/2025\/02\/AAMC-Teacher-Learner-Expectations.pdf\">AAMC-Developed Teacher-Learner Expectations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/student-affairs\/md\/student-resources\/atm\/\">Appropriate Treatment in Medicine Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/student-affairs\/md\/student-resources\/medical-student-disciplinary-code\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Medical Student Disciplinary Code of Academic and Professional Conduct<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Students feel well supported Students are able to learn in the environment they&#8217;re in Students receive support to handle health issues, family emergencies and other outside factors that could impact their learning experience Learning spaces are physically\/emotionally safe The learning environment is inclusive and respectful of our diverse learner population All individuals (students, faculty, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21248,"featured_media":0,"parent":112010,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"bu-publication":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/112012"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21248"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112012"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/112012\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":148002,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/112012\/revisions\/148002"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/112010"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112012"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"bu-publication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-publication?post=112012"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}