@article{Hollis_Paterno_Beck Dallaghan_Tolleson-Rinehart_Thorp_2022, title={Implementation of a Trauma-Informed Care Elective in Medical Education}, volume={2}, url={https://cjim.pub/index.php/cjim/article/view/2656}, DOI={10.47265/cjim.v2i1.2656}, abstractNote={<div data-id="paragraph-7b29c0a541014ac388b7415cbf6f4abc">Background: Education about the harm trauma does to one’s health is lacking in traditional medical school curricula. The goal of our elective extracurricular course on trauma-informed care (TIC) was to provide students with experience, knowledge, and resources to care for future patients who may have lived through traumatic experiences.</div> <div data-id="paragraph-7b29c0a541014ac388b7415cbf6f4abc"> </div> <div data-id="paragraph-914af068f66843cf9c2bc75c197bc81e">Methods: We created a semester-long elective TIC course for first year medical students at a large, public medical school. We developed one - and one retrospective /post-course survey for studentsusing a mix of sliding scale and free text responses to capture student evaluations of the course. ANOVA was used for statistical analysis.</div> <div data-id="paragraph-914af068f66843cf9c2bc75c197bc81e"> </div> <div data-id="paragraph-ef662636bff84969a07cc5e5994facc5">Results: Of the 11 students who completed the retrospective - and post- surveys, there was a significant increase in student’s rating of their knowledge regarding impact of trauma on health by the end of the course (retro : 45.55+24.73, post: 81.64+11.79). Importantly, the group felt significantly more comfortable screening for intimate partner violence (retro : 34.09+31.05, post: 77.00+23.81), performing a physical exam for patient’s experiencing intimate partner violence (retro : 17.55+22.17, post: 67.27+18.35), accessing resources for patients experiencing addiction and recovery (retro : 35.00+32.25, post: 76.82+17.79), and caring for patients who have had adverse childhood experiences (retro : 28.27+32.18, post: 66.36+21.46).</div> <div data-id="paragraph-ef662636bff84969a07cc5e5994facc5"> </div> <div data-id="paragraph-b4a5adb2827f48a3b582835835ea4525">Discussion: This study is limited in a small sample size and the biases that accompany survey-based qualitative studies. It can only be interpreted in the context of a large public medical school in the southern United States.</div> <div data-id="paragraph-3b588657eac040088c1875752c2e9d8d">Conclusion: An elective course on TIC can be a way to make medical students feel more comfortable providing trauma-informed care. Additional research is needed to evaluate the long-term influence of a TIC course on medical students’ patient interactions.</div>}, number={1}, journal={Carolina Journal of Interdisciplinary Medicine}, author={Hollis, Emily and Paterno, Anthony and Beck Dallaghan, Gary and Tolleson-Rinehart, Sue and Thorp, John}, year={2022}, month={Dec.} }