Bullying & harassment by docs rising: Survey results
It seems that everyone's nerves are on edge right now, and people are often behaving in surprising ways. Physicians are no exception.
Though misconduct is still relatively uncommon among doctors, and most physicians say they're proud of the high standards and attitudes of their colleagues, respondents to the survey did say that they're seeing more frequent incidents of other doctors acting disrespectfully toward patients and co-workers, taking too casual an approach to patient privacy, and even acting angrily or aggressively at work. While the uptick is not substantial, it's nonetheless worrying.
Docs were caught using racist language by 55% of respondents, and 44% reported seeing colleagues becoming physically aggressive with patients, clinicians, or staff. Other disturbing behaviors respondents witnessed included bullying or harassing patients ; inebriation at work ; lying about credentials ; trying to date a patient ; and committing a crime, such as embezzling or stealing .
Respondents largely agree that doctors should be verbally warned when they've behaved badly at work, yet only 39% reported speaking to a colleague who acted inappropriately, and only 27% reported the bad behavior to an authority. Bullying and harassment weren't limited to work, either, with 45% reporting seeing a colleague engage in this behavior off campus, and 52% reporting witnessing a colleague inebriated in public. That's actually down from last year when 58% of respondents said they witnessed inebriated doctors in public.
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