Positive and Adverse Childhood Experiences and Association with Adult Mental and Relational Health in Medical Students, Residents, and Fellows

Hosted by the Trauma Informed Health Care Education and Research (TIHCER) Collaborative:

Positive and Adverse Childhood Experiences and Association with Adult Mental and Relational Health in Medical Students, Residents, and Fellows

Presentation Description:

We will present the findings of this study, which assessed PACEs and mental and relational health in adulthood in over 1,500 medical trainees from four Academic Institutions across the U.S. Results may help medical educators better target needs and interventions and enable a focus on building strengths to promote well-being. Findings may support prioritizing possibilities to foster safe, stable nurturing relationships and environments for medical trainees during training.

Presenter Bios:

Michael Arenson, MD, is a Child Health Equity Research Fellow studying developmental and intergenerational trauma and resilience at UMass Chan Medical School. He completed his pediatric residency at Seattle Children’s Hospital and University of Washington and graduated from Emory University with an MD, NIH-funded MS in Clinical Research, and an MA in Bioethics. He hopes to emulate his mentors by expanding healthcare beyond the medical complex into neighborhoods and schools so all children – no matter their race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, or zip code – can thrive.

Avi Kopstick, MD, is a pediatric intensivist and an assistant professor at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, in El Paso, TX. He received his M.D. from the Medical School for International Health in collaboration with Columbia University, in Beer Sheva, Israel, and then completed his general pediatrics residency at SUNY Downstate Medical Center. Having practiced medicine in nearly twenty different hospital systems around the United States and the world, Avi has developed a particularly global perspective for the delivery of optimal care.