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

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Table 1. Substance Abuse and Mental Health ServicesAdministration (SAMHSA) Trauma-Informed care (TIC) framework (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 2014; Anyikwa 2016).

Four key assumptions of a trauma informed organisation
Realisation	Realises the impact of trauma
Recognise	Recognises the signs or symptoms of trauma in patients, staff and students
Respond	Responds by applying TIC principles
Resist	Actively resists re-traumatisation of all people associated with the organisation
Six key principles of a trauma informed organisation
Safety	All people associated with the organisation feel physically and psychologically safe
Trustworthiness and transparency	Maintains trust with all people who are associated with it
Peer support	Lived experiences and stories promote recovery and healing
Collaboration and mutuality	A sharing of power and decision-making occurs
Empowerment, Voice and Choice	Builds on individuals’ strengths restoring power and control
Cultural, historical and gender issues	Considers marginalised groups and recognises and addresses historical trauma

Table 2. Description of study participants.

Participant ID	Age range	Gender	Medical specialty	Years teaching experience	Years teaching DV experience	Medical program
1	60+	M	GP	20	20	University A
2	60+	M	GP	11	3	University A
3	60+	M	GP	30	8	University A
4	21–30	M	Psych Reg	2	1	University B
5	21–30	F	Med Reg	3	1	University C University B
6	31–40	F	GP	6	1	University B
7	41–50	M	GP	21	2	University A
8	41–50	F	GP	10	4	University A
9	31–40	F	GP	9	9	University A University D
10	51–60	F	GP	29	7	University A
11	51–60	F	Sexual health/forensic medicine physician	25	15	University D
12	41–50	F	GP	8	6	Various
13	60+	F	GP	26	26	University E

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 2014. SAMHSA’s concept of trauma and guidance for a trauma-informed approach. HHS publication No. (SMA) 14-4884. Rockville, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. https://ncsacw.acf.hhs.gov/userfiles/files/SAMHSA_Trauma.pdf.

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Data availability statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author, JN, upon reasonable request.