Nearly 1 in 7 internal medicine trainees say they’ve felt bullied

A new survey of more than 21,000 medical residents in internal medicine finds that nearly 14% of them perceive having been bullied at some point during their training. The vast majority of them said the bullying was in the form of verbal harassment. Some 5% said they felt they experienced physical harassment, while nearly 4% said they felt they were sexually harassed. Those who spoke a native language other than English and those who had received their medical degree outside the U.S. were more likely to report feeling bullied. A third of those who felt bullied say they sought help. Nearly 60% said they felt burned out as a result, while more than a quarter reported feeling depressed.