ArticleCureus2024
Prevalence of Intimidation of Medical Students in the Clinical Years by the Staff at a Saudi Arabian University.
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backgroundIntimidation of medical students by the staff appears to be an evolving problem. Our study aimed to determine the prevalence of intimidation among medical students by the staff, identify the types of intimidation that exist, and recognize the barriers that stand in the way of reporting any incident of intimidation.
methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted among medical students in their clinical and final years at the College of Medicine, Taibah University (TU), Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia. Students were invited to voluntarily complete an anonymous survey that explored students' exposure to any type of intimidation, including verbal, physical, and sexual abuse, and academic intimidation.
resultsA total of 311 medical students participated in our study, with 164 females and 147 males. Of these, 187 (60.1%) students reported having received some sort of intimidation. The most testified type of intimidation was verbal abuse (165, 53.1%). Following that, in order of frequency, were academic intimidation (101, 32.5%), physical intimidation (25, 8.0%), and sexual abuse (13, 4.2%).
conclusionOur study revealed a high rate of intimidation between the staff and medical students at our institution. Verbal abuse was the most popular type of intimidation. Promoting a more positive learning environment for medical students by managing the teacher-student relationship is crucial to improving students' learning outcomes. Medical schools should resist intimidation through strict guidelines.
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