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Assessment of Resident Physician Comfort in Screening for Social Determinants of Health in a Specialty Clinic Population

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2024

Erika L. Silverman ,
Danielle K. Sandsmark  and
Robert I. Field
Erika L. Silverman
Affiliation:
OBERMAYER REBMANN MAXWELL & HIPPEL LLP, PHILADELPHIA, PA
Danielle K. Sandsmark
Affiliation:
HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, PHILADELPHIA, PA, US
Robert I. Field
Affiliation:
DREXEL UNIVERSITY KLINE SCHOOL OF LAW, PHILADELPHIA, PA, USA
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Abstract

Through qualitative surveys, a team of law students, law professors, physicians, and residents explored the perceptions of neurology residents towards referral to appropriate legal resources in an academic training program. Respondents reported feeling uncomfortable screening their patients for health-harming legal needs, which many attributed to a lack of training in this area. These findings indicate that neurology residents would benefit from training on screening for social factors that may be impacting their patients’ health.

Keywords

Academic Medical-Legal PartnershipSocial Determinants Of HealthResidency Training ProgramNeurology
Type
Symposium Articles
Information
Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics , Volume 51 , Issue 4: Medical-Legal Partnerships: Equity, Evaluation, and Evolution , Winter 2023 , pp. 874 - 879
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© 2024 The Author(s)

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