Abstract
Background: Sudden mistreatment in medical school is a persistent problem with both known and unexplored consequences. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine whether a perception of having been mistreated in medical school had an association with planning a full-time career in academic medicine. Method: Using Association of American Medical Colleges’ 2000–2004 Medical School Graduation Questionnaire data, we evaluated the relationship between students’ mistreatment experience and their career choice, academic versus nonacademic setting. Meta-analysis and regression were used to evaluate this relationship. Results: At medical schools where relatively high percentages of graduating seniors were planning academic careers, students reporting mistreatment experiences were less likely at graduation to be planning careers in academic medicine. Conclusion: A perception of having been mistreated in medical school is related to students’ career choices, a finding that may be useful to medical school administrators/faculty and students as mistreatment is addressed in program planning, counseling, and faculty recruitment.
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