Just fun or a prejudice? – physician stereotypes in common jokes and their attribution to medical specialties by undergraduate medical students

Abstract Background Many jokes exist about stereotypical attributes of physicians in various specialties, which could lead to prejudices against physicians from a specific specialty. It is unknown whether and when medical students are aware of stereotypes about different specialties. The goal of thi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sigrid Harendza, Martin Pyra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:BMC Medical Education
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12909-017-0964-6