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. 2021 Apr 1;181(4):550-552.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.7235.

Prevalence of Personal Attacks and Sexual Harassment of Physicians on Social Media

Tricia R Pendergrast  1 , Shikha Jain  2 , N Seth Trueger  3   4 , Michael Gottlieb  5 , Nicole C Woitowich  6 , Vineet M Arora  7
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Prevalence of Personal Attacks and Sexual Harassment of Physicians on Social Media

Tricia R Pendergrast et al. JAMA Intern Med. .

Abstract

This survey study examines the self-reports of personal attacks and sexual harassment of physicians through social media outlets.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Trueger reported receiving salary support for his role as digital media editor at JAMA Network Open, a stipend for his role as social media editor of Emergency Physicians Monthly, and a stipend for consulting from Level Ex. Dr Arora receives funding from the Journal of Hospital Medicine as a social media editor, the American Board of Internal Medicine, and the Joint Commission, and is a founding member of TIME’S Up Healthcare. No other disclosures were reported.

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