Disrupting Faculty-on-Faculty Bullying in Academic Medicine: An Innovative Workshop
Introduction Bullying, a severe form of mistreatment, occurs when an individual in an authority position intentionally imposes negative persistent behaviors on a target. In academic medicine, bullying is used to impede the target's professional growth. While there is abundant literature on how...
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| author | Maya S. Iyer David P. Way Doug MacDowell Barbara Overholser Reshma Jagsi Nancy D. Spector |
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| description | Introduction Bullying, a severe form of mistreatment, occurs when an individual in an authority position intentionally imposes negative persistent behaviors on a target. In academic medicine, bullying is used to impede the target's professional growth. While there is abundant literature on how to disrupt other forms of mistreatment, the literature related to bullying among academic medical faculty members is scarce. Methods We developed an interactive workshop on disrupting faculty-on-faculty bullying in academic medicine, with a focus on gender-based bullying, following Kern's model of curriculum development. The workshop consisted of three didactics on the scope of bullying in academic medicine: identifying bullying behaviors, learning strategies to mitigate bullying, and understanding what constitutes comprehensive antibullying policies. The workshop also included three small-group activities to reinforce learned concepts. Results Eighty-seven faculty attended one of three workshops held over a 6-month period. We received 24 completed evaluations for a 28% rate of return. Most participants rated workshop activities as being well taught and of great value. Many respondents commented that after participating in the workshop, they realized they had likely experienced or witnessed bullying in their careers and that mitigating bullying required effort at multiple levels (individual, institutional, national). Discussion This workshop fills a need in academic medicine through addressing how faculty members and institutions can help themselves and others to disrupt bullying. We will continue to disseminate this workshop at national conferences and at individual institutions. This resource will allow other educators to offer the workshop at their home institutions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b0aad9808c7e4fe4b642f03aee5d60692023-10-03T04:00:06ZengAssociation of American Medical CollegesMedEdPORTAL2374-82652023-10-011910.15766/mep_2374-8265.11352Disrupting Faculty-on-Faculty Bullying in Academic Medicine: An Innovative WorkshopMaya S. Iyer0David P. Way1Doug MacDowell2Barbara Overholser3Reshma Jagsi4Nancy D. Spector5Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Assistant Dean for Clinical Track Faculty, Director of Emergency Medicine Faculty Development, and Associate Director of Women in Medicine and Science, Nationwide Children's Hospital and The Ohio State University College of MedicineSenior Research Scientist in Education, Department of Emergency Medicine, The Ohio State University College of MedicineData Analyst, Nationwide Children's HospitalDirector of Stakeholder Engagement and Communications, Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine, Drexel University College of MedicineLawrence W. Davis Professor and Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology, Emory University School of MedicineProfessor of Pediatrics, Betty A. Cohen Chair in Women's Health, Senior Vice Dean for Faculty, Executive Director, Lynn Yeakel Institute for Women's Health and Leadership, and Executive Director, Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine and Executive Leadership in Health Care, Drexel University College of MedicineIntroduction Bullying, a severe form of mistreatment, occurs when an individual in an authority position intentionally imposes negative persistent behaviors on a target. In academic medicine, bullying is used to impede the target's professional growth. While there is abundant literature on how to disrupt other forms of mistreatment, the literature related to bullying among academic medical faculty members is scarce. Methods We developed an interactive workshop on disrupting faculty-on-faculty bullying in academic medicine, with a focus on gender-based bullying, following Kern's model of curriculum development. The workshop consisted of three didactics on the scope of bullying in academic medicine: identifying bullying behaviors, learning strategies to mitigate bullying, and understanding what constitutes comprehensive antibullying policies. The workshop also included three small-group activities to reinforce learned concepts. Results Eighty-seven faculty attended one of three workshops held over a 6-month period. We received 24 completed evaluations for a 28% rate of return. Most participants rated workshop activities as being well taught and of great value. Many respondents commented that after participating in the workshop, they realized they had likely experienced or witnessed bullying in their careers and that mitigating bullying required effort at multiple levels (individual, institutional, national). Discussion This workshop fills a need in academic medicine through addressing how faculty members and institutions can help themselves and others to disrupt bullying. We will continue to disseminate this workshop at national conferences and at individual institutions. This resource will allow other educators to offer the workshop at their home institutions.http://www.mededportal.org/doi/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11352BullyingAntibullying PoliciesMitigationMistreatment |
| spellingShingle | Maya S. Iyer David P. Way Doug MacDowell Barbara Overholser Reshma Jagsi Nancy D. Spector Disrupting Faculty-on-Faculty Bullying in Academic Medicine: An Innovative Workshop MedEdPORTAL Bullying Antibullying Policies Mitigation Mistreatment |
| title | Disrupting Faculty-on-Faculty Bullying in Academic Medicine: An Innovative Workshop |
| title_full | Disrupting Faculty-on-Faculty Bullying in Academic Medicine: An Innovative Workshop |
| title_fullStr | Disrupting Faculty-on-Faculty Bullying in Academic Medicine: An Innovative Workshop |
| title_full_unstemmed | Disrupting Faculty-on-Faculty Bullying in Academic Medicine: An Innovative Workshop |
| title_short | Disrupting Faculty-on-Faculty Bullying in Academic Medicine: An Innovative Workshop |
| title_sort | disrupting faculty on faculty bullying in academic medicine an innovative workshop |
| topic | Bullying Antibullying Policies Mitigation Mistreatment |
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