Mistreatment of Medical Trainees

Mistreatment among undergraduate medical trainees: A case study of a Nigerian medical school.

BACKGROUND Several international studies have shown that abuse or mistreatment is a regular phenomenon faced by medical students. However, there is limited information on medical student abuse/mistreatment in Nigeria. The study was therefore conducted to assess the prevalence and patterns of mistreatment experienced by Medical Students in the University of Calabar. MATERIALS AND METHODS A des...

Perceptions of mistreatment among trainees vary at different stages of clinical training

BACKGROUND Mistreatment of trainees remains a frequently reported phenomenon in medical education. One barrier to creating an educational culture of respect and professionalism may be a lack of alignment in the perceptions of mistreatment among different learners. Through the use of clinical vignettes, our aim was to assess the perceptions of trainees toward themes of potential mistreatment at ...

Medical professionalism: the trainees' views.

Medical professionalism is deeply embedded in medical practice in the UK but, with changes in the modern healthcare climate, its nature and role have been increasingly challenged. The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) therefore convened a working party to consider the concept of medical professionalism, to clarify its value and purpose, and to define it. As part of this project, the RCP Trainee...

Clinical education stressors in medical trainees in Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd

Introduction: Stress is an important factor in the educationalprocess. Teaching and learning are stressful processes. Thisstress can affect one’s ability and change his/her performance.The purpose of this study was to investigate stressors of clinicaleducation from the perspective of medical students in YazdUniversity of Medical Sciences.Methods: This descriptive-analytic study was conducted in...

Erosion of Empathy in Medical Trainees