When patients hurt us

In this thoughtful article, medical educators in various stages of their careers (resident, mid-career clinician-educators, medical school deans) reflect upon increasing reports of harassment and mistreatment of trainees by patients. In addition to providing a general overview of the limited literat...

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Published in:Medical teacher 2018-12, Vol.40 (12), p.1308-1309
Main Authors: Cyrus, Kali D., Angoff, Nancy R., Illuzzi, Jessica L., Schwartz, Michael L., Wilkins, Kirsten M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aggression
Attitude of Health Personnel
Deans
Education, Medical - organization & administration
Harassment
Humans
Internship and Residency - organization & administration
Medical education
Medical schools
Occupational Health - statistics & numerical data
Professional-Patient Relations
Students, Medical
Trainees
Workplace Violence - statistics & numerical data
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Summary:In this thoughtful article, medical educators in various stages of their careers (resident, mid-career clinician-educators, medical school deans) reflect upon increasing reports of harassment and mistreatment of trainees by patients. In addition to providing a general overview of the limited literature on this topic, the authors describe their own experience collecting information on trainee mistreatment by patients at their institution. They explore the universal difficulty that educators face regarding how to best address this mistreatment and support both faculty and trainees. Given the current sociopolitical climate, there has never been a more urgent need to critically examine this issue. The authors call on the greater medical education community to join them in these important conversations.
ISSN:0142-159X
1466-187X
DOI:10.1080/0142159X.2018.1428291