Survey: Many Physicians Do Not Call Out Unfit Colleagues
Although 17% of surveyed physicians know a colleague who misuses drugs or alcohol or is incompetent, many doctors do not report their colleagues to authorities, citing fear of retribution, thinking someone else will do it or that nothing will change, according to a new Journal of the American Medical Association study. The researchers wrote that there should be more protection for physicians who file reports, as well as more education on how to report a co-worker.
- "Study: Many Doctors Don't Report on Troubled Colleagues" (Johnson, AP/San Jose Mercury News, 7/13).