CHICAGO — The high-stakes, competitive culture of medicine can create a workplace that is ripe for bullying, particularly among women, with repercussions that can impact patient care and even lead to burnout, according to a speaker.
Research suggests 85% of women physicians experienced mistreatment during their careers and more than half reported experiencing bullying while an attending physician, according to Breanne Jacobs, MD, MA, FACEP, assistant clinical professor of emergency medicine at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Data also show bullying behavior