TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Why medical schools are tolerant of unethical behavior
JO  - Annals of family medicine
A1  - de Oliveira Vidal, Edison Iglesias
A1  - Silva, Vanessa Dos Santos
A1  - Santos, Maria Fernanda Dos
A1  - Jacinto, Alessandro Ferrari
A1  - Boas, Paulo José Fortes Villas
A1  - Fukushima, Fernanda Bono
SP  - 176
EP  - 180
VL  - 13
IS  - 2
N2  - The exposure to unethical and unprofessional behavior is thought to play a major role in the declining empathy experienced by medical students during their training. We reflect on the reasons why medical schools are tolerant of unethical behavior of faculty. First, there are barriers to reporting unprofessional behavior within medical schools including fear of retaliation and lack of mechanisms to ensure anonymity. Second, deans and directors do not want to look for unethical behavior in their colleagues. Third, most of us have learned to take disrespectful circumstances in health care institutions for granted. Fourth, the accreditation of medical schools around the world does not usually cover the processes or outcomes associated with fostering ethical behavior in students. Several initiatives promise to change that picture.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1544-1709
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1370/afm.1763
ID  - ref1
ER  -