Purpose The purpose of this article is to provide a comprehensive overview of wh

Purpose
The purpose of this article is to provide a comprehensive overview of why trauma-informed care should be part of the standard curriculum in medical and allied health education programs. It should make the case that, given the pervasive and ubiquitous nature of trauma, healthcare providers across the spectrum should be competent in providing care to those who have experienced trauma.
Thesis
Given the pervasive and ubiquitous nature of trauma, along with the likelihood that the majority of medical and allied health providers will frequently provide care for those who have experienced trauma, it’s critical that training and certification programs incorporate and standardize education on how to provide trauma-informed care.
Outline
Introduction
Relevance of trauma
Epidemiology of trauma, emphasizing how marginalized and minoritized populations typically experience more trauma
Explain how virtually all medical and allied health providers will regularly interact with this population on a regular basis
Detail the biophysical health consequences of trauma, toxic stress, and ACEs
Differentiate between providing trauma services and trauma-informed care.
Define trauma-informed care, its principles, and origins
Highlight some of the common misconceptions of trauma-informed care: that it’s about providing direct trauma services, that trauma is solely a mental health and social work problem, that trauma-informed care is about coddling patients, etc.
Addressing the void
Call for individual, organization, and system-level change and propose action items with examples and descriptions.
TIC education should be relevant to the context of the profession’s practice.
Standardize and require a minimum number of hours of exposure to TIC training.
Require summative assessment of TIC principles and applications.
Provide instruction on the biology of trauma, ACEs, and toxic stress.
Acknowledge that addressing trauma requires integrative care.
Embody and integrate TIC into organizational policy and culture.
Advocate for TI policy and legislation.
Format
APA format with Vancouver style references
Word count
3,500 words or less
Reference count
50 references or less. All references must be from peer-reviewed sources.
References for inspiration and context
https://www.mededportal.org/doi/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11061
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK207191/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7003149/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7006880/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4815621/
https://www.aamc.org/news-insights/what-if-we-treated-every-patient-though-they-had-lived-through-trauma