Abstract
There appears to be a trend indicating a decrease in the number of digital rectal examinations (DREs) performed by medical students over the last few decades.1, 2 Reasons why opportunities to practise have fallen include ethical concerns3 and deterrents such as being told not to by medical staff, embarrassment, refusal by patients and lack of a chaperone.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 617-618 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | ANZ Journal of Surgery |
Volume | 89 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - May 2019 |
Keywords
- Letter to editor
- graduating medical students
- digital rectal examinations