NCJ Number
115406
Journal
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Volume: 38 Issue: 2 Dated: (January 20, 1989) Pages: 17-19
Date Published
1989
Length
3 pages
Annotation
To determine current curriculum content about adult domestic violence (ADV), all 143 accredited U.S. and Canadian medical schools were surveyed during the 1987-88 academic year by the New Jersey Medical School Domestic Violence Prevention Project.
Abstract
The surveys were mailed to curriculum contact persons identified by the Association of American Medical Colleges. Instruction about ADV was defined as training, specified in the curriculum, that pertained to any or all types of ADV. Representatives of 116 schools responded to the survey. Of these, 61 (53 percent) indicated that their students did not receive any instruction about ADV; 49 (42 percent) reported their students received such instruction as part of at least one required course; and 6 (5 percent) reported their students received no required instruction about ADV but could choose to receive such instruction as part of an elective. A total of 77 courses that included 85 sessions of addressing ADV were identified. Of all sessions addressing ADV, 68 percent were offered in the first 2 years of medical school. 13 references.