Medical Student Firearm Safety Counseling Follow-Up Study

Members of the DGSOM class of 2027 will participate in a mandatory 3.5 hour training session as a part of the regular curriculum that will include: (1) didactic information on firearm violence epidemiology; (2) suicide epidemiology and introduction to lethal means restriction; (3) firearm safety counseling techniques; (4) a panel of firearm violence survivors / trauma interventionists; and (5) a small group session with discussions of the aforementioned topics and a demonstration of a patient encounter using a standardized patient actor depicting a clinical scenario warranting firearm safety counseling. The training will be taught by faculty members, invited subject matter experts, senior medical students, and the DGSOM Standardized Patient Program.