Involvement of Medical Students in Unethical Behavior

Medical students continue to be involved in ethically and legally concerning intimate patient examination due to the conflict between the reality and expectations of clinical practice.

Medical students continue to be involved in legally and ethically concerning intimate examination practices despite concerns being raised about this for many decades, according to the authors of a Perspective published in the Medical Journal of Australia.

Although Australian law is clear on the importance of consent and the implications of this regarding assault, Australian medical governance makes some assumptions about medical school policies for intimate examinations and allows attention about the requirements for written consent.

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‘The unethical behavior of medical students is influenced by their workplace nature and supervisor relationship.’

Other countries have introduced specific ethical codes and guidance in recognition that medical students may be involved in unconsented intimate examinations.

The clinical environment where the medical student works is crucial to the nature of their involvement in intimate examinations.

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The most common problems with medical student involvement in intimate examinations and procedures are not only rogue student behaviour.

They also struggle with the conflict between the reality and expectations of clinical practice as students narrating specific instances of being asked by their supervisors to conduct or remain present during intimate examinations without clear and/or adequately informed patient consent.

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Anyone supervising medical students in clinical settings should critically examine their clinical workplace cultures and consider whether they adequately protect both patients and students.

Source-Medindia