Third-Year Medical Student, Rush Medical College.
Second-Year Medical Student, Rush Medical College.
MedEdPORTAL. 2023 Mar 14;19:11304. doi: 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11304. eCollection 2023.
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.
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.
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.
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.
人口贩运（HT）是一个严重的公共卫生问题，医疗工作者处于独特的位置，可以帮助识别和照顾幸存者。尽管如此，很少有医学院校将 HT 培训纳入课程，使用创伤知情护理（TIC）原则。我们开发了一个培训课程，旨在教育医学生识别 HT 危险信号并为 HT 幸存者提供 TIC。
拉什医学院的 127 名四年级医学生参加了一个 2 小时的课程，包括专家演讲的讲座，并参与了一个小组讨论，该讨论由临床案例指导。学生们完成了匿名的课前和课后调查，以评估他们在发现 HT 危险信号和提供 TIC 方面的舒适程度。我们使用配对 t 检验比较课前和课后调查的反应。
95 份课前和课后调查与唯一标识符相匹配并用于分析。结果表明，所有评估的指标都有显著改善。
这项培训显著提高了医学生识别和照顾 HT 幸存者的舒适度，解决了医学院教育中一个特别重要的差距。这项培训可以在其他机构实施，以进一步提高识别和照顾 HT 幸存者的意识和努力，同时避免再次创伤化。
