“A cultural problem exists in academic medicine that disproportionately affects women and others from systematically marginalized populations, indicating an ongoing need for cultural transformation in the medical profession.”

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“The culture of academic medicine may foster mistreatment that disproportionately affects individuals who have been marginalized within a given society (minoritized groups) and compromises workforce vitality.”

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“A total of 830 faculty members in the US received National Institutes of Health career development awards from 2006-2009, remained in academia, and responded to a 2021 survey that had a response rate of 64%.”

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“Three aspects of culture were measured as the primary outcomes: organizational climate, sexual harassment, and cyber incivility using previously developed instruments.”

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“Of the 830 faculty members, there were 422 men, 385 women, 2 in nonbinary gender category, and 21 who did not identify gender; there were 169 Asian respondents, 66 respondents underrepresented in medicine, 572 White respondents, and 23 respondents who did not report their race and ethnicity; and there were 774 respondents who identified as cisgender and heterosexual, 31 as having LGBTQ+ status, and 25 who did not identify status.”

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“High rates of sexual harassment, cyber incivility, and negative organizational climate exist in academic medicine, disproportionately affecting minoritized groups and affecting mental health.”

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“Ongoing efforts to transform culture are necessary.”

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Workplace Harassment, Cyber Incivility, and Climate in Academic Medicine

Journal Of The American Medical Association – Volume 329 #21 – June 6, 2023 – page 1848