@article{ref1,
title="Forensic aspects of medical student abuse: a Canadian perspective",
journal="Bulletin of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law",
year="1996",
author="Margittai, K. J. and Moscarello, R. and Rossi, M. F.",
volume="24",
number="3",
pages="377-385",
abstract="The mistreatment and consequences of mistreatment involving medical students have only recently been recognized and studied. This article reports on the nature, frequency, and sequelae of &quot;abuse&quot; that is prohibited by the Criminal Code of Canada, as experienced by fourth year medical students. A 160-item, multiple choice questionnaire, the Medical Student Abuse Survey (MSAS), was administered on a voluntary and anonymous basis in February 1992 and 1993 at the University of Toronto (Canada) Faculty of Medicine. All students enrolled in their fourth year (n = 500) were eligible. Of those present when the survey was administered (n = 415), 72.5 percent (301 of 415) responded. Of all respondents, 8.3 percent (25 of 301) experienced either threats of bodily harm, assault, or assault with a weapon; 12.6 percent (38 of 301) experienced physical sexual advances; four students experienced both. Perpetrators were most often clinicians in a surgical setting. Only about one-third of these students (21 of 59) complained to someone in a position of authority within the medical school, and no one reported these incidents to the police. There is a need within medical training programs to disseminate a &quot;code of conduct&quot; to all parties, familiarize students with complaint procedures, and improve the identification and rehabilitation of perpetrators. The lack of objective measures for verifying students' experiences of abuse remains a limitation of this study.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0091-634X",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}