Unethical and Unprofessional Conduct Observed by Residents During Their First Year of Training.

Baldwin, DeWitt C., Jr.; Daugherty, Steven R.; Rowley, Beverley D.

Notes FAQ Contact Us

Back to results

Peer reviewed

ERIC Number: EJ575710

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1998

Pages: N/A

Abstractor: N/A

ISBN: N/A

ISSN: ISSN-1040-2446

EISSN: N/A

Available Date: N/A

Unethical and Unprofessional Conduct Observed by Residents During Their First Year of Training.

Baldwin, DeWitt C., Jr.; Daugherty, Steven R.; Rowley, Beverley D.

Academic Medicine, v73 n11 p1195-1200 Nov 1998

Survey of 571 second-year residents investigated personal observations of unethical/unprofessional conduct during their first postgraduate year. Behaviors observed included falsification of patient records by others (reported by 44.5%), patient mistreatment (73.5%), others taking credit for their work (46.7%), colleagues working in an impaired condition (72.8%), having to do something they felt was wrong (28.6%). (Author/MSE)

Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Antisocial Behavior, Cheating, Emotional Abuse, Ethics, Fraud, Graduate Medical Education, Graduate Medical Students, Higher Education, Physician Patient Relationship, Professional Education, Student Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

Education Level: N/A

Audience: N/A

Language: English

Sponsor: N/A

Authoring Institution: N/A

Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A

Author Affiliations: N/A