Expert decries ‘inexplicable’ lack of data on sexual harassment among Australian medical workers
by Melissa Davey Medical editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6FEQW)
Workplace expert wants Medical Board of Australia to include specific question on sexual harassment in survey of workforce
A former medical director of the United Nations has called on Australia's regulator of health professionals to specifically ask about sexual harassment in its regular survey of trainee doctors, saying it is inexplicable" that this data is not collected.
The Medical Board of Australia (MBA) sponsors the medical training survey, a longitudinal survey that tracks the quality of medical training and questions respondents on workplace culture, including experiences of harassment, racism, discrimination and bullying.
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