1.Current Situation of Medical Student Abuse
Shizuko NAGATA-KOBAYASHI ; Miho SEKIMOTO ; Hiroshi KOYAMA ; Wari YAMAMOTO ; Eiji GOTO ; Osamu FUKUSHIMA ; Teruo INO ; Atsushi ASAI ; Shunzo KOIZUMI ; Tsuguya FUKUI ; Takuro SHIMBO
Medical Education 2007;38(1):29-35
1) To our knowledge, medical student abuse has not previously been studied in Japan.
2) In our survey, 68.5% of respondents experienced medical student abuse.
3) Several students reported that they had been frequently neglected or ignored by teaching physicians during clinical clerkships and that such attitudes discouraged them and decreased their motivation.
4) To improve the learning environment, medical educators must take action to resolve this serious issue.