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Dear Program Director: Solutions for Handling and Preventing Abusive Behaviors During Surgical Residency Training
Arianna L Gianakos1, Dawn M LaPorte, Mary K Mulcahey
1From the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard - Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA (Gianakos); the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (LaPorte); the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA (Mulcahey); Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Los Angeles, CA (Weiss); the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH (Samora), and the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Novant Health Orthopaedics, Charlotte, NC (Cannada).
Abstract:
The prevalence of abusive behaviors including bullying, discrimination, harassment, and sexual harassment experienced by orthopaedic residents during their surgical training is alarmingly high. Fear of retaliation and detriment to one's career are two common reasons for lack of reporting and filing complaints regarding these abusive behaviors. The #SpeakUpOrtho campaign recently raised awareness of how prevalent these behaviors can be during orthopaedic residency training; therefore, this Call to Action aims to present solutions for handling and preventing abusive behaviors during training.
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