Perceived mistreatment and attitude change by graduating medical students: a retrospective study.
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.
Wolf
T M
TM
Department of Psychiatry, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans 70112.
Randall
H M
HM
von Almen
K
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Tynes
L L
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D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008145:Louisiana; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012938:Social Perception; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology*