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Story at a glance More women than ever are studying and practicing medicine across the United States — but a considerable majority of the country’s working doctors are still men. In recent years, female medical students have begun outnumbering their male peers. As of the 2023-2024 school year, they make up more than 55 percent of…
Although sexual harassment of physicians is an age-old problem, there are other types of harassment by patients that doctors should also be aware of.
Are anti-harassment policies and procedures in the medical workplace working to protect employees and give an effective means to pursue offenders?
The study used survey data from more than 80,000 physicians throughout the United States, collected between 2014 and 2019.
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