More than a third of newly qualified doctors are leaving U.K. medical schools without any education on sexual misconduct specifically relating to the medical profession according to new research led by researchers at the University of Cambridge.
and based on responses by the U.K.'s 34 medical schools to Freedom of Information requests, shows there is no standardization of training onAlmost half of medical schools offered no training, or only generalized harassment training that was not specific to sexual misconduct or that was wholly outside the context of being a doctor.
Medical students, as future clinicians, have a crucial and strategic need for education that allows them to perform a critical role in exhibiting good behavior, and intervening, identifying, assessing and reporting sexual misconduct when they see it happening at work or in wider society, say the researchers.
have received training on sexual misconduct before starting their roles. Considering the magnitude of this issue, universities and professional bodies should urgently address this problem."in preventing and addressing sexual misconduct, with costs in damages to address sexual misconduct in the NHS exceeding £4 million in the last five years.
Dr. Steele said,"With such significant variations in the context and format of teaching, it is important to research which methods and content are most effective in improving these future clinicians' responses to this form of abuse and discrimination.
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