Patients Sexually Harassing Physicians: Report 2018

Patients Sexually Harassing Physicians: Report 2018

Leslie Kane, MA | July 11, 2018 | Contributor Information

One-quarter of doctors say they've been sexually harassed by patients

(MEDSCAPE/WEBMD)

One in four doctors say they've been sexually harassed by a patient in the past three years, according to a new survey of physicians nationwide from Medscape and WebMD. Dermatologists, emergency medicine doctors, and plastic surgeons were most often harassed, though physicians in every field reported being sexually harassed by patients. More often than not, doctors told a patient to stop or made sure they were no longer left alone with that patient. But in some cases, physicians dismissed patients who had sexually harassed them from their practices.