Silent witnesses: faculty reluctance to report medical students' professionalism lapses.

Deborah Ziring; Richard M. Frankel; Deborah Danoff; Harry Isaacson; Heather Lochnan

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Silent witnesses: faculty reluctance to report medical students' professionalism lapses.

November 28, 2018

Ziring D, Frankel RM, Danoff D, et al. Acad Med. 2018;93(11):1700-1706.

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Unprofessional and disruptive behavior among health care personnel can adversely impact safety, but reporting and addressing such behavior remains challenging. In this mixed-methods study, researchers identify barriers faculty may face when reporting student lapses in professionalism.

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