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AMA grant aimed at accelerating change in medical education
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The UCI School of Medicine has been awarded a grant by the American Medical Association aimed at accelerating change in medical education. Khanh-Van Le-Bucklin, MD, vice dean for medical education at the UCI School of Medicine and chair of the Department of Pediatrics, submitted the proposal titled, “#MDsToo: Effects of a Student Mistreatment Prevention Curriculum on Faculty, Residents, and the Learning Environment.” Medical student mistreatment is a serious national problem, with detrimental effects on student well-being and patient safety. For students, mistreatment can lead to stress, burnout, depression, substance use, and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. Equally concerning, learners who work in a hostile environment are more likely to commit medical errors and less likely to report errors by other members of the healthcare team. Despite these profound negative consequences, the percent of graduates that report being mistreated during their training is a staggering 39 percent nationally. Even more alarming is that this number has not changed significantly in the past five years. According to Dr. Le-Bucklin, one reason for this unyielding statistic is the “hidden curriculum,” whereby students who are victims or witnesses of mistreatment become desensitized to these inappropriate behaviors and ultimately go on to model them as residents and faculty. "To end this vicious cycle, positive role modeling must occur at the residency and faculty levels," said Dr. Le-Bucklin. The AMA grant will be used to develop a student mistreatment prevention curriculum for faculty and residents that can be adopted by schools across the country. "For our school to receive this grant is significant. It positions us as leaders in this important area of medical education,” said Dr. Le-Bucklin. For more information, contact meded@uci.edu or follow their progress on Twitter at @MDsToo.
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