5 Key Takeaways

• 1

  A cohort study found that 9.1% of 35,120 physicians received at least one report of unprofessional behavior from coworkers.

• 2

  Surgeons had the highest report rate at 13.8%, while nonsurgeon nonproceduralists had the lowest at 5.6%.

• 3

  Emergency medicine physicians and nonsurgeon proceduralists had report rates of 10.9% and 12.0%, respectively.

• 4

  Pediatric-focused physicians were less likely to receive reports compared to nonpediatric-focused physicians, especially among nonsurgeon nonproceduralists.

• 5

  The most common reported unprofessional behaviors involved communication issues, followed by professional responsibility and competent medical care.