Perceived Discrimination, Harassment, and Abuse in Physician Assistant Education: A Pilot Study

Michelle DiBaise · Lisa Tshuma · Darin T. Ryujin · Susan LeLacheur

11 citations0/0 files storedThe Journal of Physician Assistant Education

No readable copy stored yet — this record is metadata only.

No open-access location is known for this record yet.

Literature note Cite in a project Citation map

Diversity and Career in Medicine Innovations in Medical Education Workplace Violence and Bullying

Abstract

PURPOSE: A 2014 meta-analysis found that by graduation, 16.6% of medical students had reported abuse, harassment, or discrimination and that this hostile environment caused an increase in depression and anxiety. The purpose of this research study was to increase the understanding of discrimination and psychological/physical abuse in physician assistant (PA) education programs and the potential impact on student attrition. METHODS: Information was collected using an online, anonymous survey that asked about witnessed or experienced discrimination and psychological or physical abuse during the didactic and clinical years of training in PA programs in the United States. RESULTS: The survey received 1159 respondents, which represents 6.1% of total PA student enrollment. Up to 30% of respondents had witnessed or experienced discrimination, and up to 2.3% had experienced psychological abuse while in PA school. The majority of witnessed or experienced discrimination during PA education was not reported (<2%). Reports were not made because students feared retribution or they simply did not know who to report to, particularly if the incident involved faculty. CONCLUSION: Reducing the prevalence of discrimination in PA education requires recognition of this issue and targeted efforts to ensure that the infrastructure of every program is inclusive and values diversity of all kinds. The authors advocate that PA programs discuss their current institutional reporting structure; develop a universal curriculum on workplace violence, discrimination, and harassment; and develop value statements that explicitly identify diversity and equity as a core value as an important first step to improving the overall "climate" and culture of the program.

Paper brief

Loading…

Cite this work

Citation unavailable for this work.

BibTeX RIS CSL-JSON

No public copy is stored for this record, so only the metadata is cited.

Citations in this library

Citation map →

Stored only when both papers are in the corpus — 11 citations exist upstream.

References

2000Critical Race Theory, Racial Microaggressions, and Campus Racial Climate: The Experiences of African American College Students.2014Harassment and Discrimination in Medical Training 2005SAFE SPACE: STUDENT PERSPECTIVES ON CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT 2008Assessing the value of climate assessments: Progress and future directions.2013The Social and Learning Environments Experienced by Underrepresented Minority Medical Students 2015Sexual and Gender Minority Identity Disclosure During Undergraduate Medical Education 2013“It All Depends”: How Minority Nursing Students Experience Belonging During Clinical Experiences 2015Nursing Students With Physical Disabilities

Explore the map →

Papers that cite the same references — the relational fallback while embeddings are still backfilling.

Imported from OpenAlex (CC0) — nothing here is generated.