Abstract

MORENO-CUBILLOS, Carmen Leonor  and  SEPULVEDA-GALLEGO, Luz Elena. Discrimination and violence against medical students at the University of Caldas. Investigación educ. médica [online]. 2013, vol.2, n.5, pp.37-41. ISSN 2007-5057.

Objective: The aim of this study was to show and characterize acts of discrimination and violence occurring among medical students at the University of Caldas (Colombia). Materials and method: This is a descriptive, prospective, cross sectional study, conducted between the first semester of 2010 and the second semester of 2011; the sample was randomly selected to obtain 88 undergraduate students. Results: The 86.4% of students had the antecedent of one of the studied events: discrimination by physical appearance, origin, gender, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation and religion; verbal, physical and psychological aggression; abuse of authority; workplace harassment; threat or intimidation; sanction or punishment; blackmail; teasing, compliments, or obscene gestures; exclusion; sexual harassment and rape. The most frequently reported types of violence were abuse of authority and psychological aggression. Conclusion: The results show the existence of discrimination and violence against medical students and document the need for interventions by the University welfare and administrative staff.

Keywords : Discrimination; violence; harassment; undergraduate medical education; students; Colombia.

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