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Setting and maintaining professional role boundaries: an educational strategy.
1School of Health Sciences, Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand. G.White@massey.ac.nz
Medical Education
|July 24, 2004
Summary
Medical students need enhanced training on professional boundaries. A pilot program successfully engaged students in developing skills for setting social and sexual boundaries in medical practice.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Professional Ethics
- Healthcare Professional Development
Background:
- Addressing allegations of sexual misconduct by medical practitioners.
- Implementing a targeted teaching program for final-year medical students.
- Focusing on community health and general practice rotations.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and evaluate a program for medical students on social and sexual boundaries.
- To enhance boundary-setting skills for current training and future medical practice.
- To integrate boundary education throughout the medical curriculum.
Main Methods:
- A pilot teaching program was developed and implemented.
- The program focused on social and sexual boundaries for medical students.
- Evaluation involved final-year medical students during clinical rotations.
Main Results:
- Students found professional role boundary issues complex.
- The program successfully engaged students in boundary education.
- Recommendations to formalize the program were approved.
Conclusions:
- There is a clear need for comprehensive boundary education in medical curricula.
- The pilot program demonstrated effectiveness in engaging students.
- Formalization of the boundary-setting program is recommended for broader implementation.