A Trauma-Informed Approach to the Medical History: Teaching Trauma-Informed Communication Skills to First-Year Medical and Dental Students.

Taylor BrownPooja K MehtaSarah BermanKatherine McDanielCaitlin RadfordAnnie Lewis-O'ConnorSamara GrossmanJennifer E PotterDavid A HirshBeverly WooDavid Krieger

Published in: MedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resources (2021)

We present a model for teaching trauma-informed communication skills to first-year medical and dental students. The intervention significantly increased students' comfort level and self-reported clinical skills, and benefits persisted at 5 months.

Keyphrases

medical students
healthcare
high school
trauma patients
randomized controlled trial
oral health