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. 2023 Mar 1;183(3):269-271.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.6108.

Self-reported Sexual Harassment and Subsequent Reporting Among Internal Medicine Residency Trainees in the US

Elizabeth M Viglianti  1 , Lisa M Meeks  2 , Andrea L Oliverio  3 , Kathleen Tiffany Lee  1 , Theodore J Iwashyna  4 , Susan T Hingle  5
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Self-reported Sexual Harassment and Subsequent Reporting Among Internal Medicine Residency Trainees in the US

Elizabeth M Viglianti et al. JAMA Intern Med. .
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This study uses survey data to describe the types of sexual harassment experienced by internal medicine residents, their knowledge of reporting mechanisms, their reporting intentions and actions, and satisfaction with reporting outcomes.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Viglianti reported grants from National Institutes of Health/National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute (NIH/NHLBI) during the conduct of the study. Dr Oliverio reported grants from NIH K23 DK123413 during the conduct of the study. No other disclosures were reported.

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Figure.. Frequency of Internal Medicine Residents’ Self-reported Knowledge of Formal Reporting Mechanisms of Sexual Harassment and Satisfaction With Reporting
aResidents’ responses of “I do not know where to report” were combined with “There is no way to report.” bP < .001 from Pearson χ2 analysis. cP < .05 from Pearson χ2 analysis.
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