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Background <p>Sexual harassment and sexual assaults against medical students are widespread, and they are associated with health and professional consequences. Reporting rates, however, remain low. Thus, effective prevention measures for medical students are necessary.</p> Objective <p>At the 59th&#xa0;Congress for General Practice and Family Medicine, a&#xa0;workshop was organized addressing the topics of sexual harassment and assault during medical studies. The aims were (1)&#xa0;to discuss existing measures and strategies in general practice and at university hospitals, (2)&#xa0;to network staff from general practice interested in the topic, and (3)&#xa0;to collect ideas for further prevention strategies.</p> Methods <p>In a&#xa0;world café discussion, participants discussed (1)&#xa0;primary prevention measures and (2)&#xa0;support structures. Each station reflected a&#xa0;phase of training during medical studies: nursing internship, hospital ward, and general practice. The results were summarized and discussed in plenary.</p> Results <p>The measures discussed could be classified into four categories: a)&#xa0;guidelines and organization, b)&#xa0;training, c)&#xa0;case management, and d)&#xa0;support structures. These included, among others, regular training for staff and medical students on appropriate behavior. At the system level, reporting systems, legal and psychosocial counseling services, and an unbureaucratic change of placement without disadvantage to training were discussed.</p> Conclusion <p>The discussed measures aim to better protect medical students from sexual assault and to enable rapid help in acute cases. The guiding objective should be a&#xa0;cultural change in medicine.</p>

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Prävention von sexuellen Übergriffen auf Medizinstudierende in der Allgemeinmedizin

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    2026年7月13日

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  • Rieka von der Warth,
  • Annalia Gminder,
  • Klara Menzel,
  • Annika Heck,
  • Birgitta Weltermann,
  • Luisa K. Offenberg

摘要

Background

Sexual harassment and sexual assaults against medical students are widespread, and they are associated with health and professional consequences. Reporting rates, however, remain low. Thus, effective prevention measures for medical students are necessary.

Objective

At the 59th Congress for General Practice and Family Medicine, a workshop was organized addressing the topics of sexual harassment and assault during medical studies. The aims were (1) to discuss existing measures and strategies in general practice and at university hospitals, (2) to network staff from general practice interested in the topic, and (3) to collect ideas for further prevention strategies.

Methods

In a world café discussion, participants discussed (1) primary prevention measures and (2) support structures. Each station reflected a phase of training during medical studies: nursing internship, hospital ward, and general practice. The results were summarized and discussed in plenary.

Results

The measures discussed could be classified into four categories: a) guidelines and organization, b) training, c) case management, and d) support structures. These included, among others, regular training for staff and medical students on appropriate behavior. At the system level, reporting systems, legal and psychosocial counseling services, and an unbureaucratic change of placement without disadvantage to training were discussed.

Conclusion

The discussed measures aim to better protect medical students from sexual assault and to enable rapid help in acute cases. The guiding objective should be a cultural change in medicine.