Human Trafficking Education: A Pilot Study of Integration into Medical School Curriculum.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Few medical schools incorporate formal education on human trafficking (HT) and sex trafficking (ST) into their curriculum. Our objective was to develop, implement, and evaluate education on HT and ST in the first-year medical student curriculum.

Methods

The curriculum included a standardized patient (SP) experience and lecture. As part of their mandatory sexual health course, students interviewed an SP who presented with red flags for ST and then participated in a discussion led by a physician-facilitator in an observed small group setting. A multiple-choice survey to assess knowledge about HT and ST was developed and administered to students before and after the SP interview.

Results

Of the 50 first-year medical students, 29 (58%) participated in the surve

SUBMITTER: Das DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10265360 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature