Overview
- Five female delegates from the medical students’ association read a statement Friday at the 130th German Medical Assembly in Hanover alleging unwanted touching, lewd comments, and hotel‑room invitations.
- The Federal Medical Association confirmed the accounts, and its president expressed regret and pledged to investigate the incidents.
- Delegates then passed a wide‑margin motion to put power abuse and sexual misconduct on the agenda of the doctors’ parliament in Wiesbaden.
- The Lower Saxony chamber and the federal body said they will draft compliance rules and protection plans, with the topic set as a core item for the 2027 assembly.
- On Sunday, additional doctors’ groups called for zero tolerance and real consequences, while an April Marburger Bund survey showed widespread power abuse in clinics with 13% reporting sexual harassment.