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Association of trauma informed service learning with students’ knowledge, attitudes and confidence
April 2024 • Whitney Cabey, Kaelah Tristani, Nicolle Strand, Nora L. Jones, Hannah Sagin, Steuart Wright, Kathleen Reeves
Abstract Up to 90% of American adults have had prior exposure to trauma but medical education in Trauma Informed Care (TIC) remains limited. We integrated a TIC curriculum into a pre-clerkship medical student service learning program and measured its association with TIC knowledge, attitudes and confidence after year 1. 353 students participated in the pretest. 103 matched pairs are included in the final analysis. To assess gains from the curriculum, we utilized three instruments: Attitudes Towards Trauma Informed…