Specialty Disrespect is a Microaggression

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  • Verbal, noverbal, and environmental slights, snubs or insults 
  • Intentional or unintentional 
  • Communicate hostil, derogatory, or negative messages to target persons based solely upon their group membership 
  • Hidden messages that invalidate the group identity or experiential reality of target persons 
  • Demean on a personal or group level 
  • Communicate to victims that they are lesser human beings or suggest they do not belong with the majority group 
  • Threaten and intimidate, or relegate the victim to inferior status and treatment 

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How to respond to specialty disrespect with stop, talk and roll 

Stop: stop the conversation, keep an appropriate distance in case the situation escalates, assess the situation 

Talk: immediately consult with your supervising resident or attending 

Roll: reach out to school of medicine staff or peers for immediate, confidential, and safe support

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#3 (left side)

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  • #SpecialtyDisrespect

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Text reads “know the signs of specialty disrespect as a microaggression” 

  • Internal med docs are “nerds”
  • How are you going to do ortho.. You’re so small (and a woman)
  • People in psych are psychotic themselves

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  • Funny Hurts
  • #OWNYOURIMPACT

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  • OB/GYN residents are mean and miserable
  • Did you pass step 1? Okay, then you can definitely match psychiatry
  • Surgeons just want to operate. Don’t care about the patient

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  • #SpecialtyDisrespect

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When asked how specialty disrespect statements made them feel, this is what students said

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  • Stigmatized
  • Disrespected
  • Scared
  • Mistreated
  • Labeled
  • Offended
  • Pressured
  • Abused
  • Wary
  • Harmed
  • Unprofessional
  • Negative
  • Disappointed

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  • #SpecialtyDisrespect

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Light Intent

Heavy Impact

“I’m afraid to talk about my interests”

I have reconsidered my specialty

#NOTJUSTAJOKE

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  • #SpecialtyDisrespect

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I’m afraid to talk about my interests

I have reconsidered my specialty

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Light Intent.

Heavy Impact.

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