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Medical board transparency regarding physician sexual misconduct: Two years post-policy updates
Madeline J Bruce1,2, Ron Acierno1,3
1Faillace Department of Psychiatry, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.
Abstract:
Recent years have seen increased attention to and motivation for addressing sexual violence. Physician sexual misconduct (PSM) represents a significant violation and abuse of power, with consequences for both patients and public trust in medicine. In the United States, the Federation of State Medical Boards released updated policies in 2020 imploring increased transparency and stronger punishments for PSM cases. This brief report presents an assessment of how transparent medical board websites are in disclosing PSM now 2 years after this policy paper. We reviewed the websites for all 50 states and Washington, DC, to examine how easily a consumer could find a list of board orders, profiles of licensees, and PSM case summaries. In total, 24 states provided a list of orders, and 21 states provided case summaries. Many barriers to finding clearly discussed PSM-related information remain, including many outdated licensee profiles. Ideas for continued efforts to document and discuss PSM to help foster evidence-based policy recommendations are presented.
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