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How To Improve Resident Firearm Safety Education, Hannah Hollon, Elizabeth Wolf, Darina Dinov
How To Improve Resident Firearm Safety Education, Hannah Hollon, Elizabeth Wolf, Darina Dinov
Graduate Medical Education (GME) Resident and Fellow Research Day Posters
Abstract: How to Improve Resident Firearm Safety Education
Hannah Hollon, MD, Darina Dinov, DO, Elizabeth Wolf, MD, MPH
Background: Gun violence is the second leading cause of death in children, and one third of children in the United States live with a gun in the home.1 Despite this public health challenge, there is a lack of firearm safety education in residency programs. One study from 1997 surveyed pediatric residencies across the country and found that 34% of programs reported having formal firearm safety education as part of their curricula. The programs cited lack of trained personnel, educational …