Importance Previous studies have shown that medical student mistreatment is common.
However, few data exist to date describing how the prevalence of medical student …

Background Student bullying in the clinical environment continues to have a substantial
impact, despite numerous attempts to rectify the situation. However, there are significant …

What do you do when you run into a patient in a public place? How do you respond when a
patient suddenly hugs you at the end of a session? Do you accept a gift that a patient brings …

AimsSexual border violations are a severe problem in the healthcare system. Studies using
non-probability samples indicate a high prevalence of professional sexual misconduct …

Summary¶ Although North America is viewed as a place where women have equal rights
and status, violence against women is still rampant. Forty to 51% of women experience …

Sexual harassment of women in medicine has become a subject of national debate after a
senior female surgeon stated that if a woman complained of unwanted advances her career …

Purpose: We conducted an international, interdisciplinary teach-the-teacher course to
sensitize physicians from different countries to ethical issues in medical education. The …

Background: Despite recent attention to the area of student mistreatment, there has been
less emphasis on the problem of excessive or inappropriate intimacy between teachers and …

The prevalence and frequency of sexual harassment in medical education is well
documented. On the graduation questionnaire administered by the Association of American …

Background Student bullying in clinical practice persists, and poor outcomes continue: for
learning, academic achievement and career goals, for their mental and physical health and …