Diponegoro medical school admits bullying in residency programme

A security guard walks on Aug 15, 2024 past a 'Zero Bullying Movement' displayed on a fence of Dr Kariadi Central General Hospital in Semarang, Central Java, an affiliate of the Diponegoro University Medical School. - Antara

JAKARTA: The Diponegoro University (Undip) medical school in Semarang, Central Java, has admitted to systematic bullying among its anaesthesiology residents over the past few years, including physical harassment, involuntary overtime and extortion.

“We found more cases of residents ordered to work overtime and pay money [to their seniors],” dean of medicine Yan Wisnu Prajoko told a press briefing on Friday (Sept 13), as quoted by Kompas.com.