| Title |
Whistle-blowing in Medical School: A National Survey on Peer Accountability and Professional Misconduct in Medical Students
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Academic Psychiatry, August 2015
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| DOI | 10.1007/s40596-015-0405-y |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Laura E. Hodges, Hyo Jung Tak, Farr A. Curlin, John 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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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 5 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 3 | 60% |
| Members of the public | 1 | 20% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 20% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Singapore | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 28 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 5 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 3 | 10% |
| Lecturer > Senior Lecturer | 2 | 7% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 2 | 7% |
| Other | 5 | 17% |
| Unknown | 8 | 28% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Social Sciences | 6 | 21% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 4 | 14% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 4 | 14% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 10% |
| Psychology | 2 | 7% |
| Other | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 9 | 31% |
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