Pimping: a tradition of gendered disempowerment

Abstract The use of pimping as a method of teaching is widespread in the clinical phase of medical education. In this paper we consider pimping’s colloquial meanings and discuss how it was introduced into the language of medical education. We posit that such language reflects persistent gendered hie...

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Main Authors: David R. Chen, Kelsey C. Priest
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:BMC Medical Education
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12909-019-1761-1