The Bullying Culture of Medical School (Well)

From the New York Times blog "Well": The Bullying Culture of Medical School

For 30 years, medical educators have known that becoming a doctor requires more than an endless array of standardized exams, long hours on the wards and years spent in training. For many medical students, verbal and physical harassment and intimidation are part of the exhausting process, too.

On a related note, see Michael Greger's book Heart Failure - Diary of a Third Year Medical Student. It's a touching and frightening look at how our doctors are trained. Abuse is a cycle -- when med students are belittled by the doctors who teach them, is it any wonder that they become doctors who belittle their patients?