Workplace Violence and Impostor Phenomenon Among Physicians

• In Event: Experiences of Women in Medical Education

Abstract

Individuals experiencing impostor phenomenon cannot internalize their success, attributing achievements to misjudgement, fraudulence, and luck rather than competency/ability. A qualitative interview of 19 US-based physicians examined connections between workplace violence and impostor phenomenon through the research question: “What are the different forms of workplace violence physicians report while describing impostor phenomenon, and, how does that contribute to impostor phenomenon?” Participants were recruited from a national conference through purposeful and snowball sampling. Constant comparative method and analytic induction were used to develop themes. Participants were predominantly female (n=18). Workplace violence included physical, verbal, racial, and gender (gender-based assumptions of position and competence; and gender-based microaggression) violence; it worked in ways to make participants question their belonging and competency in medicine.

Author

• Devasmita Chakraverty, Indian Institute of Management
  Presenting Author