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ArticleMedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resources2020

Teaching Trauma-Informed Care: A Symposium for Medical Students.

Binny Chokshi, Kimberly Walsh, Danielle Dooley, Olanrewaju Falusi, Lawrence Deyton, Lee Beers

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Article in MedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resources, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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24 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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  17. The Application of Trauma-Informed Care to Health Care for Military-Connected Individuals.MedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resources · 2024
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  20. Trauma-Informed Care for Acute Care Settings: A Novel Simulation Training for Medical Students.MedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resources · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Binny ChokshiPediatrician and Co-Medical Director Healthy Generations, Children's National Hospital; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences.ORCID 0000-0001-9670-910X
Kimberly WalshClinical Research Coordinator, Children's National Hospital.
Danielle DooleyPediatrician and Medical Director of Community Affairs and Population Health, Child Health Advocacy Institute, Children's National Hospital; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Co-Course Director, Patients Populations and Systems, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
Olanrewaju FalusiPediatrician and Medical Director Advocacy Education, Child Health Advocacy Institute, Children's National Hospital; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
Lawrence DeytonSenior Associate Dean of Clinical Public Health, Murdock Head Professor of Medicine and Health Policy, and Professor of Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
Lee BeersPediatrician and Medical Director for Municipal and Regional Affairs, Child Health Advocacy Institute, Children's National Hospital; Co-Director Early Childhood Innovation Network, Children's National Hospital; Associate Professor of Pediatrics, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
George Washington University · USNational Children's Advocacy Center · USNational Hospital · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: A large body of evidence links exposure to childhood trauma with negative health outcomes. Training future physicians to recognize and respond to trauma is paramount, and engaging medical students in the preclinical years affords the opportunity to foster the development of a trauma-informed lens that can then be solidified during clinical clerkships. Methods: We developed and implemented a 4-hour trauma-informed care (TIC) symposium for 179 second-year medical students at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences during the Patients, Populations, and Systems course. The symposium included three interactive didactic sessions focusing on the connection between trauma and health and TIC principles. A facilitated small-group discussion allowed students to apply TIC principles to a patient case, followed by reflection and evaluation. Results: The overall rating of the TIC symposium was 4 out of 5. Strengths included integration of a small-group case with discussion on application of TIC in practice, experience of the lecturers and small-group facilitators, and review of research relating adversity to specific health outcomes. Suggestions for improvement included incorporating role-play and standardized patients. Content analysis of student reflections mapped to the domains of physician competency. Discussion: A 4-hour symposium can affect student knowledge and understanding of TIC. Teaching TIC presents an opportunity to prepare medical students for a career in medicine through cultivation of required physician competencies. Next steps include enhanced opportunities to practice TIC and follow-up analysis of participants to determine behavior change during clinical years.

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Clinical ClerkshipStudents, MedicalHumansKnowledgeAdverse Childhood ExperiencesCase-Based LearningCommunication SkillsEditor's ChoicePsychology & Behavioral SciencePublic Health EducationTrauma-Informed Care

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