Clinical review demonstrates the ethical imperative of explicit consent for educational pelvic examinations under anesthesia, highlighting actionable training modifications for medical learners.
Professional directives are unwavering: educational intimate exams should only ever occur with patients’ explicit consent. This article describes the current clinical, educational, and ethical landscape of educational pelvic examinations under anesthesia, underscores the imperative that these exams only ever occur with patients’ explicit consent, and offers accessible modifications to students’ involvement in these exams.
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