Should we be concerned? A qualitative study of educators’ perceptions of medical student wellbeing in domestic violence training

Abstract

Introduction: Domestic violence (DV) is common in the Australian community so it is likely that there will be medical students who are affected personally by DV. Some of these students may find DV training confronting or even re-traumatising. A trauma-informed medical education (TIME) framework utilising trauma-informed care principles may minimise this risk to students. We aimed to explore educators’ perceptions of student well-being in Australian medical school DV training. Method: This descriptive qualitative study interviewed 13 educators with experience teaching DV in Australian medical schools using an interpretivist methodology and a TIME framework. Interview data was thematically ana..