Bullying and harassment among junior doctors and medical students has become an issue of increasing concern. One in three trainee doctors in Australia have experienced or witnessed bullying, harassment or discrimination in the past 12 months, but just a third have reported it. 78 per cent of trainees said they would recommend their current training to other doctors Research has shown trainees working more than 55 hours have double the risk of developing mental health problems That’s according to a national survey of almost 10,000 trainee doctors released today by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). The results of the survey, co-developed by the Medical Board of Australia (MBA), send a "loud message" about bullying and harassment to those in the medical profession, said MBA chair Anne Tonkin. "It is incumbent on all of us to heed it," Dr Tonkin said. "We must do this if we are […]