Medical students' experiences with sexual discrimination and perceptions of equal opportunity: a pilot study in Germany.
Civil Rights
Databases, Factual
Education, Medical, Undergraduate
/ methods
Female
Germany
Humans
Incidence
Male
Needs Assessment
Perception
Pilot Projects
Risk Assessment
Schools, Medical
/ organization & administration
Sexism
/ prevention & control
Sexual Harassment
/ prevention & control
Students, Medical
/ psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Young Adult
Discrimination
Equal opportunity
Gender
Medical education
Medicine
Sex
Sexism
Journal
BMC medical education
ISSN: 1472-6920
Titre abrégé: BMC Med Educ
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101088679
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
22 Feb 2020
22 Feb 2020
Historique:
received:
07
02
2019
accepted:
30
01
2020
entrez:
24
2
2020
pubmed:
24
2
2020
medline:
1
12
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Data is available on sexual discrimination and subjective perceptions of equal opportunity in medical education for many countries. Surveys focussing on sexual harassment have not yet been conducted at German medical schools. A student initiative surveyed all medical students at the Hannover Medical School (MHH) using an anonymous online questionnaire on equal opportunity and sexual discrimination to identify potential problems in education. A total of 343 students (15%) participated in the survey. Over 50% reported having either witnessed sexual harassment or experienced it themselves. Female students indicated having experienced sexual harassment three times more often than their male peers; verbal forms of sexual discrimination predominate. These observations and experiences of sexual harassment demonstrated significant influences on many perceptions regarding equal opportunity and equal treatment in the MHH undergraduate medical education at MHH. This blind spot in medical education in the German-speaking countries should be scrutinized more closely. The experience of sexism in the context of undergraduate medical education, which has negative effects on students, should no longer be ignored in empirical education research.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Data is available on sexual discrimination and subjective perceptions of equal opportunity in medical education for many countries. Surveys focussing on sexual harassment have not yet been conducted at German medical schools.
METHODS
METHODS
A student initiative surveyed all medical students at the Hannover Medical School (MHH) using an anonymous online questionnaire on equal opportunity and sexual discrimination to identify potential problems in education.
RESULTS
RESULTS
A total of 343 students (15%) participated in the survey. Over 50% reported having either witnessed sexual harassment or experienced it themselves. Female students indicated having experienced sexual harassment three times more often than their male peers; verbal forms of sexual discrimination predominate. These observations and experiences of sexual harassment demonstrated significant influences on many perceptions regarding equal opportunity and equal treatment in the MHH undergraduate medical education at MHH.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
This blind spot in medical education in the German-speaking countries should be scrutinized more closely. The experience of sexism in the context of undergraduate medical education, which has negative effects on students, should no longer be ignored in empirical education research.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32087726
doi: 10.1186/s12909-020-1952-9
pii: 10.1186/s12909-020-1952-9
pmc: PMC7036258
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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