Whistle-blowing in Medical School: A National Survey on Peer Accountability and Professional Misconduct in Medical Students

Academic Psychiatry : the Journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry
Laura E HodgesJohn D Yoon

Abstract

This study examines medical students' attitudes towards peer accountability. A nationally representative sample of 564 third year medical students was surveyed. Students reported their agreement or disagreement with two statements: "I feel professionally obligated to report peers whose personal behaviors compromise their professional responsibilities" and "I feel professionally obligated to report peers who I believe are seriously unfit to practice medicine." The majority of students (81.6 %) either agreed strongly or agreed somewhat that they feel obligated to report peers whose personal behaviors compromise their professional responsibilities. The majority (84.1 %) also agreed that they feel professionally obligated to report peers who they believe are seriously unfit to practice medicine. In contrast with previous studies, this national study found that a significant majority of students reported that they feel obligated to report unfit peers.

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Mar 30, 2016·Academic Psychiatry : the Journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry·John H CoverdaleLaurence B McCullough
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