Perceived Mistreatment and Professional Identity of Medical Students in China.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Mistreatment is a common experience among medical students, with various negative consequences of such perceived mistreatment reported. However, few large-scale studies have investigated the association between perceived mistreatment and the formation of medical students' professional identities.

Objective

To investigate medical students' perceived mistreatment during medical school and its association with professional identity.

Design, setting, and participants

This repeated cross-sectional study included medical students graduating between 2019 and 2022 at 135 medical schools in China. Analyses were performed from July 25, 2023, to May 15, 2024.

Exposure

The China Medical Student Survey includes 5 items designed to measure students' perceived expe

SUBMITTER: Ma X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11549658 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature