Domestic violence medical training is failing survivors
This April, I had the privilege of taking an elective at my medical school entitled “Empowering Clinicians-in-Training to Address Domestic Violence.” Through sessions led by physicians, community leaders, survivor advocates, and survivors, my classmates and I learned how to leverage our role as soon-to-be physicians to identify, support, and advocate for survivors of domestic violence.
Not even a week after the course ended, national headlines announced the death of Dr. …
Domestic violence medical training is failing survivors
