Sexual Harassment in Medical Training

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The report by Komaromy et al. (Feb. 4 issue)1 on sexual harassment in medical training has given a high profile to a problem that many have chosen to ignore. We conducted a descriptive, cross-sectional survey of full-time faculty and current house staff at our institution. Stratified, systematic random samples of 70 men and 70 women were drawn from both the house staff (602 men and 242 women) and faculty (703 men and 224 women). The questionnaires addressed a number of sex-related issues, including sexual harassment, and were self-administered and returned anonymously. The response rate among full-time faculty members was 69 percent (77 percent of women and 60 percent of men). The response rate among the house staff was low (33 percent overall; 44 percent of women and 23 percent of men).

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