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Perceived mistreatment and attitude change by graduating medical students: a retrospective study
Author(s) -
WOLF T. M.,
RANDALL H. M.,
ALMEN K.,
TYNES L. L.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
medical education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.776
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1365-2923
pISSN - 0308-0110
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2923.1991.tb00050.x
Subject(s) - harassment , cynicism , psychology , medicine , family medicine , clinical psychology , medical education , social psychology , politics , political science , law
Summary. The goal of this study was to assess types and sources of perceived mistreatment, perceived attitude change, and academic performance of graduating medical students. A total of 87 of 143 (61%) students anonymously completed a mistreatment questionnaire, an attitude questionnaire, and questions about academic performance. The percentage of mistreatment was widespread (98.9%) with psychological mistreatment (shouting and humiliating) by residents/interns being most frequent. Over half of the students perceived sexual harassment, with women reporting greater harassment than men. There was a high incidence of disparaging remarks about doctors and medicine as a profession from a variety of sources. Increased mistreatment was positively associated with a perceived increase in cynicism. The potentially adverse effects of mistreatment on the individual student, the teacher‐student relationship, and the doctor‐patient relationship are discussed with recommendations for improving medical education.