Medical education
-
Little is known about patterns of clinical skills acquisition among junior doctors undertaking clinical training in the early postgraduate period. A better understanding would assist in the design of effective educational interventions for this group. ⋯ Early postgraduate medical trainees in a Sydney teaching hospital acquire high levels of confidence and experience in most skill areas after two years of training. The first postgraduate year is particularly significant for the development of clinical skills.
-
A survey of medical students' experiences of sexual harassment during medical training. ⋯ Genderized sexual harassment exists in medical training. While both male and female students report episodes perceived as sexual harassment a difference in interpretation results in greater vulnerability for female students. Medical educators need to address issues of gender, sexual harassment, and the setting and maintaining of sexual boundaries in order to avoid a hostile learning environment.