TY - JOUR
T1 - Preventing and responding to complaints of sexual harassment in an academic health center
T2 - A 10-year review from the medical university of South Carolina
AU - Best, Connie L.
AU - Smith, Daniel W.
AU - Raymond, John R.
AU - Greenberg, Raymond S.
AU - Crouch, Rosalie K.
PY - 2010/4
Y1 - 2010/4
N2 - There is a high incidence of sexual harassment and gender discrimination in academic health center (AHC) settings according to multiple surveys of medical students. Therefore, it is incumbent on AHCs to develop programs both to educate faculty, residents, and students and to handle complaints of possible episodes of sexual harassment or gender discrimination. Despite the apparent high prevalence of gender discrimination and sexual harassment, and the importance of handling complaints of gender discrimination and sexual harassment in a prompt, consistent, and rational manner, there are few descriptions of programs that address those concerns in AHCs.Herein, the authors describe their experiences in dealing with complaints of sexual harassment and gender discrimination for a 10-year period of time (late 1997 to early 2007) at the Medical University of South Carolina, through an Office of Gender Equity. They describe their complaint process, components of their prevention training, and the outcomes of 115 complaints. Key elements of their policies are highlighted. The authors offer an approach that could serve as a model for other AHCs.
AB - There is a high incidence of sexual harassment and gender discrimination in academic health center (AHC) settings according to multiple surveys of medical students. Therefore, it is incumbent on AHCs to develop programs both to educate faculty, residents, and students and to handle complaints of possible episodes of sexual harassment or gender discrimination. Despite the apparent high prevalence of gender discrimination and sexual harassment, and the importance of handling complaints of gender discrimination and sexual harassment in a prompt, consistent, and rational manner, there are few descriptions of programs that address those concerns in AHCs.Herein, the authors describe their experiences in dealing with complaints of sexual harassment and gender discrimination for a 10-year period of time (late 1997 to early 2007) at the Medical University of South Carolina, through an Office of Gender Equity. They describe their complaint process, components of their prevention training, and the outcomes of 115 complaints. Key elements of their policies are highlighted. The authors offer an approach that could serve as a model for other AHCs.
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U2 - 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181d27fd0
DO - 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181d27fd0
M3 - Article
C2 - 20354396
AN - SCOPUS:77951689419
SN - 1040-2446
VL - 85
SP - 721
EP - 727
JO - Academic Medicine
JF - Academic Medicine
IS - 4
ER -