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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Melissa Davey Medical editor

Lack of data on sexual harassment among Australian medical workers condemned as ‘inexplicable’

A female medical worker seen in operating theatre in gown, cap and mask
The Medical Board of Australia’s medical training survey does not ask respondents if they have experienced sexual harassment. Photograph: Morsa Images/Getty Images

A former medical director of the United Nations has called on Australia’s regulator of health professionals to specifically ask about sexual harassment in its regular survey of trainee doctors, saying it is “inexplicable” that this data is not collected.

The Medical Board of Australia (MBA) sponsors the medical training survey, a longitudinal survey that tracks the quality of medical training and questions respondents on workplace culture, including experiences of harassment, racism, discrimination and bullying.

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