“Initiation rites” seems to be commonplace in the UK:
Medical students and doctors in training say they are often subjected to bullying as part of an “initiation rite” into medicine.
A recent BMA survey of medical students found one in four said they had been bullied by other doctors, while 16% had been bullied by nurses.
Staff grade doctors, associate specialist doctors and staff from overseas were particularly vulnerable to workplace bullying and harassment, the BMA said.






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