The second victim phenomenon in medical education: Development of learning objectives based on the National Competency-based Catalogue of Learning Objectives for Undergraduate Medical Education (NKLM).

ABSTRACT:

Background

The second victim phenomenon describes the psychological, cognitive and physical reactions of healthcare professionals who are directly or indirectly involved in adverse patient events or errors and are themselves impaired as a result. Common symptoms include anxiety, guilt, grief, depression and burn-out, which can significantly restrict their ability to work. Surveys in German-speaking countries show that the prevalence of the second victim phenomenon is as high as 89% across all healthcare professions.

Objective

This paper aims to synthesise learning objectives pertaining to the second victim phenomenon from the current literature and thus provide a basis for training medical students.

Methods

Design: Qualitative synthesis of relevant categories using "b

SUBMITTER: Bexten T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12661561 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature