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Addressing a Gap in Medical School Training: Identifying and Caring for Human Trafficking Survivors Using Trauma-Informed Care.
Article in MedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resources, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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- Co-Designing a Care Pathway for Healthcare Professionals to Recognise and Respond to Human Trafficking Victims in Emergency Departments.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2026Article
- Advocacy and Assessment: Ethical Dilemmas and Practice Considerations in Pediatric Asylum Evaluations.The American journal of bioethics : AJOB · 2026Article
- Outcome measurement in trauma-informed care education across healthcare settings: A scoping review.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2026Review
- Perceived Organizational Support, Trauma-Informed Care, and Caring Behaviors: A Quantitative Study Among Nurses.Journal of nursing management · 2026Article
- Teaching trauma-informed care in undergraduate medical education: A scoping review.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Learning about Inclusion Health in undergraduate medical education: a scoping review.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Child Sexual Abuse Module in the Child Abuse Pediatrics Curriculum for Physicians (CAP-CuP).MedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resources · 2025Article
- Navigating the Roadmap for Trauma-Informed Medical Education: Application of Undergraduate Medical Education Competencies.The Permanente journal · 2024Review
- The Application of Trauma-Informed Care to Health Care for Military-Connected Individuals.MedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resources · 2024Article
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Abstract
Introduction: Human trafficking (HT) is a substantial public health problem, and health care workers are uniquely positioned to help identify and care for survivors. Despite this fact, few medical schools incorporate HT training using trauma-informed care (TIC) principles into their curricula. We developed a training session to educate medical students on recognizing HT red flags and providing TIC to HT survivors. Methods: One hundred twenty-seven fourth-year medical students at Rush Medical College attended a 2-hour session consisting of didactic lectures by expert speakers and participated in a group discussion guided by a clinical vignette. Students completed anonymous pre- and postsession surveys that assessed comfort levels in detecting HT red flags and providing TIC. We used a paired t test to compare pre- and postsession survey responses. Results: Ninety-five pre- and postsession surveys were matched with unique identifiers and used for analysis. The results demonstrated significant improvement in all the metrics assessed. Discussion: This training significantly improved medical students' comfort in identifying and caring for HT survivors, addressing an especially important gap in medical school education. This training can be implemented at other institutions to further improve awareness and efforts in identifying and caring for HT survivors while avoiding retraumatization.
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