巴基斯坦城市私立医学院校本科医学教育阶段医学生所面临的性别偏见。
Gender bias faced by medical students during undergraduate medical education in Urban Private medical colleges in Pakistan.
作者信息
Durrani Shazia Fakhir, Mufaddal Zahra
机构信息
Department for Medical Education, Bahria University Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
Dow University Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
出版信息
BMC Med Educ. 2025 Aug 4;25(1):1142. doi: 10.1186/s12909-025-07653-2.
BACKGROUND
Gender Issues are least talked about in the fields of medical education and yet females and even male doctors are blamed often for not being able to pursue a career in their field. Some doctors have been seen to pursue singing careers, while others take up the baking business or even the clothing business. The real issues and solutions to overcome them are still to be sought.
OBJECTIVE
- To determine the gender bias faced by medical students during undergraduate medical education in Urban Private medical colleges in Pakistan.
METHODOLOGY
The setting is a Private medical and dental college in Karachi. The duration 6 months. It is a mixed study, both Qualitative and Quantitative. Material and methods used include In-depth interviews of 7 groups with 35 students conducted with undergraduate medical students. After transcription of all data, codes and themes and data interpreted recorded, and sent to 2 focus group members for member validation. Data collection approval from IRB.
RESULT
A total of 254 responses, 52% female and 48% male. The average age is between 19 and 24. 31.5% gender bias was faced by Faculty members, 21.7% from family/relatives and 17.3% by students, 7.9% from seniors. Rest from nurses, staff, clerical staff, also Consultants. 13% of students claimed they were pressured to take admission to medicine while 87% said they were not forced. Students facing discrimination said it affected their mental health, and they felt Low self-esteem and frustration. Academic performance is not majorly affected. The qualitative aspect of gender discrimination issues added some insight into actual problems.
CONCLUSION
Students facing discrimination said it affected their mental health, and they felt low self-esteem and frustration. Academic performance is not majorly affected. It is essential to create an educational environment where everyone feels valued and respected to ensure an empathetic healthcare system.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12909-025-07653-2.
背景
在医学教育领域，性别问题最少被提及，然而女性甚至男性医生却常常因无法在其领域追求职业发展而受到指责。有些医生被看到去追求歌唱事业，而另一些人则从事烘焙生意甚至服装生意。真正的问题以及克服这些问题的解决方案仍有待探寻。
目的
- 确定巴基斯坦城市私立医学院校本科医学教育期间医学生所面临的性别偏见。
方法
研究地点为卡拉奇的一所私立医学与牙科学院。研究持续6个月。这是一项定性和定量相结合的混合研究。所使用的材料和方法包括对7组共35名本科医学生进行深入访谈。在转录所有数据后，对编码、主题和解释后的数据进行记录，并发送给2名焦点小组成员进行成员验证。获得了机构审查委员会的数据收集批准。
结果
共收到254份回复，其中女性占52%，男性占48%。平均年龄在19岁至24岁之间。教师面临31.5%的性别偏见，家庭/亲属为21.7%，学生为17.3%，高年级学生为7.9%。其余来自护士、工作人员、文职人员以及顾问。13%的学生声称他们在入学学医时受到压力，而87%的学生表示他们没有受到强迫。面临歧视的学生表示这影响了他们的心理健康，他们感到自卑和沮丧。学业成绩并未受到重大影响。性别歧视问题的定性方面为实际问题提供了一些见解。
结论
面临歧视的学生表示这影响了他们的心理健康，他们感到自卑和沮丧。学业成绩并未受到重大影响。营造一个让每个人都感到被重视和尊重的教育环境对于确保一个有同理心的医疗保健系统至关重要。
补充信息
在线版本包含可在10.1186/s12909-025-07653-2获取的补充材料。
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