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12 Tips for Implementing Trauma-Informed Care Within Undergraduate Medical Education.
Donna Okoli1, Margaret Dobson2, Jill Schneiderhan2
1Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Mededpublish (2016)
|November 3, 2025
Summary
Implementing trauma-informed care (TIC) in undergraduate medical education (UME) is achievable. Utilizing validated competencies and strategic partnerships can successfully integrate TIC longitudinally into medical training.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Psychiatry
- Public Health
Background:
- Trauma-informed care (TIC) is gaining recognition, but implementation in undergraduate medical education (UME) presents challenges.
- UME requires a comprehensive, longitudinal strategy for integrating TIC principles across all medical specialties.
Purpose of the Study:
- To share lessons learned from implementing a longitudinal TIC curriculum in UME.
- To provide practical guidance for educators designing and actualizing TIC curricula.
Main Methods:
- The Trauma-Informed Health Care Education and Research Committee (TIHCER) developed validated TIC competencies for UME.
- Faculty educators at the University of Michigan Medical School implemented a longitudinal TIC curriculum within a clinical skills course.
Main Results:
- Practical tips for designing and implementing longitudinal TIC curricula are derived from literature and experience.
- Educators can successfully design and actualize TIC curricula.
Conclusions:
- Longitudinal TIC implementation and integration into UME are feasible.
- Key strategies include adopting validated UME TIC competencies, advancing the TIC continuum, and securing leadership support.
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