Introducing ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) and Resilience to First-Year Medical Students.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are associated with negative mental and physical health outcomes and predictive of higher sociodemographic risk. Introducing ACEs into undergraduate medical education is key to prevention, early recognition, and intervention.

Methods

In a 1-hour lecture, held live and viewed online, we delivered a condensed introduction to ACEs to first-year medical students. Live-classroom participants completed pre-/postsession questionnaires self-assessing their knowledge of 10 content areas on a 5-point Likert scale. We analyzed quantitative data to determine mean scores and differences. We synthesized qualitative data obtained from feedback.

Results

One hundred twenty-four students, including 32 live-classroom attendees and 92 onl

SUBMITTER: Onigu-Otite E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7499813 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature