Open AccessDesign and Evaluation of a Curriculum on Intimate Partner Violence for Medical Students in an Emergency Medicine Clerkship
Author(s) -
Alanna Darling,
Edward Ullman,
Victor Novak,
Melissa Doyle,
Nicole Dubosh
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
advances in medical education and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-7258
DOI - 10.2147/amep.s365450
Subject(s) - curriculum , medical education , session (web analytics) , medicine , suicide prevention , presentation (obstetrics) , test (biology) , domestic violence , poison control , psychology , medical emergency , pedagogy , computer science , paleontology , biology , world wide web , radiology
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a widespread public health issue that is relevant to all areas of medicine. Patients who suffer from IPV often contact the health care system via the emergency department, making this a particularly important but too often overlooked issue in this setting. Education on IPV varies in medical schools and emergency medicine (EM) educational programs, and evidence suggests that a barrier to assessing for IPV is a lack of adequate training of clinicians. In this study, we sought to design, implement and evaluate the efficacy of a curriculum on IPV geared towards medical students on an EM clerkship.