Trauma-Informed
Medical Education
Introducing a landmark new set of
Trauma-Informed Educational Competencies
for Medical Students
Trauma is nearly universal and a root cause of numerous health and social problems including 6 of the 10 leading causes of death. Research has substantiated the profound impact of trauma on the brain and body - and why trauma training is critical to the education and practice of physicians. Yet a critical lag remains in translating essential research insights into clinical teaching.
Recognizing this gap, a Task Force from the National Collaborative on Trauma-Informed Health Care, Education and Research (TIHCER) developed and validated an essential Trauma-Informed Competency Set for Undergraduate Medical Education. READ the Roadmap to Trauma-Informed Medical Education in the foremost medical education journal, Academic Medicine.
Trauma-Informed Glossary
Essential vocabulary for competency-based lessons.
TIC Bibliography
References about the Science of Trauma and Healing, incorporating Trauma-Informed Competencies into the medical and healthcare curriculum, and examples of TIC implementation.
TIC Resources
A sample of Curricular Tools and Resources that can be used “as is” or tailored and enhanced to support development of robust educational content.
Physician mastery of Trauma-Informed knowledge and skills
will help create a healthcare system that is healing for us all.
