Altering workplace attitudes for resident education (A.W.A.R.E.): discovering solutions for medical resident bullying through literature review

BMC Medical Education

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Leisy, Heather B ^a   Ahmad, Meleha ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bullying; Medical training; Mistreatment; Residency; Resident harassment

Indexed keywords

BULLYING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; WORKPLACE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BULLYING; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84969612623     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12909-016-0639-8     Document Type: Article

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