Medical Students' Perspectives on Trauma-Informed Care Training.

摘要: Introduction Adults exposed to traumatic events during childhood commonly seek medical services, but health care practitioners hesitate address and assess early trauma despite its known negative effects. This study examines students' perspectives on a brief course that addressed the needs of patients adverse experiences. Methods A convenience sample 20 University California, Davis students from Summer Institute Race Health received 6 hours trauma-informed training. The was delivered in 2-hour modules 3 days, included lectures, discussions, practice. questionnaire assessing training benefits, current practice challenges, necessary resources provide distributed posttraining. Results From perspectives, this increased their ability recognize various clinical manifestations experience exposure adult patients. Students said they learned how ask about respond disclosures identify responsibly implement settings. identified provision adequate links appropriate treatment as common challenges providing trauma-affected Conclusion Study findings illustrate can fill knowledge gap associated benefits for students. Initial may pique interest by demonstrating relevance practice; additional likely is needed support skills confidence.