Overview
- The Marburger Bund, which released a nationwide members' survey Tuesday, said nearly half of 9,073 employed doctors—most working in hospitals—faced power abuse in the past year.
- Thirteen percent reported sexual harassment in the past 12 months, with three in four of those cases happening more than once and most involving sexualized comments or unwanted conversations.
- Reporting was rare, with about three in four power abuse cases and roughly one in six harassment cases filed, as many feared career harm or saw no confidential route.
- Incidents occurred largely in hierarchical relationships, most often involving male physician superiors.
- Respondents linked these patterns to exhaustion, lower motivation and plans to leave jobs, which could strain staffing and affect patient care.