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Background: Intimidation constitutes a learning barrier for undergraduates and its reporting rate to authorities remains suboptimal., Methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of three interventions designed to increase reporting by undergraduates during their surgical rotation. As adjuncts to a standardized lecture, participants were assigned to a simulated intimidation scenario, a video of intimidation events, or a control group. Surveys were completed before the interventions, and at the end of the rotation., Results: Of the 119 included participants, 17.6% reported that they had been intimidated during their previous rotation as compared to 37.0% after the surgical rotation. There were no statistically significant differences in the reporting of intimidation between the groups. However, 65.5% of all participants declared feeling more at ease to report intimidation, yet the reporting rate remained low., Conclusion: Intimidation during clerkship persists as a frequent problem although the best method to increase its reporting remains unclear., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest Christian Vincelette received doctoral scholarships from the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at Université de Sherbrooke, the Réseau de Recherche en Interventions en Sciences Infirmières (RRISIQ), and from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). Adam Dubrowski received Canada’s Research Chair in Healthcare Simulation. Maureen Thivierge-Southidara received a master scholarship from the Graduate and postdoctoral studies at Université de Montréal. These organizations were not involved in the decision to pursue this research or to submit this article., (Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)