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. 2022 Apr 28;32(3):711-718.
doi: 10.1007/s40670-022-01559-0. eCollection 2022 Jun.

Trauma-Informed Care in the Classroom: Our Experience with a Content Warning in a Medical School Course

Julianne Stout  1 , Angelika I Martin  2
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Trauma-Informed Care in the Classroom: Our Experience with a Content Warning in a Medical School Course

Julianne Stout et al. Med Sci Educ. .

Abstract

Trauma is now recognized as a common human experience that has consequences, including adverse effects on learning outcomes. Principles of trauma-informed care include awareness of the impact of trauma and use of strategies to prevent retraumatization. While well-described in medical and mental health care, these principles have been inconsistently applied in the medical education classroom. Content warnings can be part of a trauma-informed classroom approach that notifies learners about potentially distressing topics, allows individuals to employ self-care, and seeks to resist retraumatization. This article describes our experience integrating a content warning about reproductive topics in a second-year medical school course.

Supplementary information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40670-022-01559-0.

Keywords: Content warning; Inclusive learning environment; Medical education; Trauma-informed care.

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Conflict of InterestThe authors declare no competing interests.

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