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A decade after its creation, faculty and students reflect on how a unique VCU School of Medicine course prepares the next generation of physicians.
By Laura Ingles
While prepping a patient in the ICU for a liver transplant, Danny Walden, M.D., absorbed the details the patient shared with a visiting social worker about traumatic events in her past.
He immediately recalled a lesson from his days at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine and recognized what she divulged as adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), which can lead to substance abuse and other long-term health issues.
Read the full article in the VCU Health News Center.
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