It was the beginning of the academic year. The intern was caring for a patient who needed a
laceration repair. Earlier in the week, the intern had witnessed a nursing colleague prepare …

Objective: To determine the extent and effects of abuse and harassment, including sexual
harassment and racial or ethnic discrimination, experienced by residents in emergency …

Purpose Microaggressions are subtle verbal or nonverbal everyday behaviors that arise
from unconscious bias, covert prejudice, or hostility. They may contribute to the persistent …

Methods We conducted a cross-sectional survey of a convenience sample of emergency
medicine (EM) faculty across six programs. Survey items included the following: the Overt …

It has been 25 years since Meissner accused nurses of “eating their young.” 1 This
provocative image was a call to action for the nursing profession. Since then, many changes …

One physician hurled a surgical instrument at his coworkers in a fit of anger. Another tried to
stuff a nurse headfirst into a trash can. A group of nurses banded together to blackball a …

Recently, Modern Healthcare published a list of the 50 most influential physician leaders of
the past year. 1 It included just 7 women (14%), a vivid demonstration of the disparities that …

Standing Up against Gender Bias and Harassment n engl j med 382; 15 nejm. org April 9,
2020 stitutional investigations. Although not all instances of harassment and bias are …

To ensure the future success of our specialty and organization, the American College of
Emergency Physicians'(ACEP's) Board of Directors is moving forward “to promote and …

This paper proposes a victim-centered account of microaggressions within the context of
clinical medicine. In so doing, it argues that microaggressions can undermine physician …