Washington University School of Medicine strives to maintain an environment conducive to learning, research, and high-quality patient care. We aspire to an environment that is inclusive and free from harassment or intimidation, with respect and collegiality for all. Professionalism consists of altruism, compassion, empathy, respect for patients and health care workers, commitment to excellence, honesty, trustworthiness, integrity, accountability, recognition of limits, collaboration, and duty to society. All members of our community are responsible for modeling and pursuing these goals in all facets of our community.
The Supporting a Fair Environment (SAFE) program aims to improve our learning environment by promoting positive behaviors and managing concerns about learner mistreatment and unprofessional behaviors. The SAFE program is led by Dr. Jennifer Duncan and Dr. Lisa Moscoso. This initiative includes the SAFE reporting platform for concerns and positive experiences, a structured process for managing concerns, required education modules, and the SAFE committee. The SAFE system is for all learners at WashU Medicine, including students in graduate and professional degree programs, post-doctoral fellows, and clinical residents and fellows in the WashU Medicine/BJH/SLCH GME Consortium. The SAFE reporting system allows any individual in our medical center community (including those that witness mistreatment of others) to report, and allows for anonymous reporting with bidirectional communication through the portal. We ensure “closing the loop” with all reporters to confirm that action was taken. The process for managing concerns ensures problematic behaviors are identified, while also protecting the identity of reporters, and monitoring for false allegations. Individuals may also report positive experiences using the Accolade link. Committee leaders and members are listed below.
SAFE Co-Directors
Jennifer Duncan, MD is a Professor in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, the Director of Wellness for Graduate Medical Education (GME), and Co-Director of SAFE. Dr. Duncan advocates for improvements in the learning environment to support well-being, including efforts surrounding diversity, inclusion, and belonging.
Lisa Moscoso, MD, PhD is Professor of Pediatrics and Division Chief for Pediatric Hospital Medicine. Dr. Moscoso has been working to mitigate learner mistreatment for over a decade, initially as Associate Dean for Student Affairs and now as Co-Director of SAFE.
SAFE Committee Members (2024-2025)
Steven Ambler
Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
Kanwal Batool, PhD
PostDoc – Orthopedic Surgery
Beverly Brozanski
Professor of Pediatric Quality & Safety
Pediatrics – Newborn Medicine
John Burkland
Medical Student, Class of 2026
Matthew Chapman, MD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Paola Cepeda
Director of Postdoctoral Affairs
Eve Colson
Professor of Pediatrics
Associate Dean, Program Evaluation and CQI
John Cooper*
Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
Anthony Dao
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Tamara Doering*
Professor of Molecular Microbiology
Jenny Duncan
Professor of Pediatrics
Director of Wellness for GME
Co-Director, SAFE Committee
Beth Elliott
Director, Program in Audiology and Communication Sciences
Nicole Erter
BJH-Executive Director, Human Resources
Jenna Gopman
Occupational Therapy Student
Katie Henderson
BJH Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
Erin Herrera*
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Margaret Huston*
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology
Bridget Huysman
Clinical Fellow, OB/Gyn
Rosie Jones
Senior Project Manager, DBBS/MSTP
Marlene Kanmogne
Medical/MSTP Student
Olga Kipnis
Assistant Dean for Organizational Excellence
Shelby Leverett
PhD student – Neuroscience
Melissa Lynch
SLCH-Executive Director, Human Resources
Mary Clare McGregor*
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Lisa Moscoso
Professor of Pediatrics
Division Chief for Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Co-Director, SAFE Committee
Sarah Oberle
Instructor in Occupational Therapy
Seye Oduyale
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Surgery – Public Health Sciences (PHS)
Peter Panagos
Professor of Emergency Medicine
Genevieve Pentecost
Chief Resident, Emergency Medicine
Jessica Pittman*
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Kyra Raines
DBBS Student
Renee Shellhaas
Associate Dean for Faculty Promotions & Career Development
Professor of Neurology
Abby Spencer
Professor of Medicine and Vice Chair for Education
Director, Academy of Educators
Leanne Stewart
Director, Human Resources
Sang Gune (Kyle) Yoo*
Clinical Fellow, Cardiology
*Trained Champions
Other Trained Champions not on Committee
Whitney Brandt
Tamara Burlis
Andrew Kates
Julia Magee
Ruben Nava
Amanda Ortmann
Jennifer Yu