Abstract: Bullying of whatever form should have no place in the Medical Profession. Reforms to junior doctor training and reduction in working hours have helped to control most of the individual bullying which may have existed in the past. However, the complexities of institutional bullying still exist. In the United Kingdom, centralised monitoring systems, such as Athena SWAN, are designed to reward academic and medical institutions for positive steps to introduce equality and mitigate bullying. However, the reality is that such processes may be conducted in healthcare or educational establishments that have little intention to address the problem thoroughly. We report the personal experience of both individual and institutional bullying in the medical career of a medically-qualified interviewee and reflect on ways to mitigate the problem. We also consider whether unconscious bias affects our relationships with patients. In a caring medical profession, there should be no room for intolerance, unconscious bias or bullying.

Keywords: bullying, institutional bullying, personal bullying, unconscious bias

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个人观点：欺凌仍然是医学上的问题吗？

摘要：任何形式的欺凌都不应在医学界占有一席之地。初级医生培训的改革和工作时间的减少有助于控制过去可能存在的大多数个人欺凌行为。但是，体制欺凌的复杂性仍然存在。在英国，诸如雅典娜SWAN之类的集中监控系统旨在奖励学术和医疗机构采取积极措施以引入平等并减轻欺凌行为。但是，现实情况是，此类过程可能在医疗机构或教育机构中进行，而这些机构很少打算彻底解决该问题。我们报告了在医学上合格的受访者的医疗生涯中，个人和机构欺凌行为的个人经历，并就缓解问题的方法进行了思考。我们还考虑无意识的偏见是否会影响我们与患者的关系。在有爱心的医疗行业中，不应容忍不宽容，无意识的偏见或霸凌。

关键字：欺凌，机构欺凌，个人欺凌，无意识偏见

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