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Study to Assess Alcohol and Substance Abuse Among Medical Students

Study to Assess Alcohol and Substance Abuse Among Medical Students. Michael Trostler, MS Georgetown University School of Medicine. Lack of Adequate Data.

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Study to Assess Alcohol and Substance Abuse Among Medical Students

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  1. Study to Assess Alcohol and Substance Abuse Among Medical Students Michael Trostler, MS Georgetown University School of Medicine

  2. Lack of Adequate Data • A 2009 publication by Charles Drew University School of Medicine/UCLA Assessed the 2710 Responses from 36 Medical Schools in the 2004/5 School Year • At Risk Drinking= 18% • Binge Drinking(Monthly basis)=20% • British Medical Journal Studied Alcohol Use/Abuse Among US Medical Student Graduating in 2004 and How Likely They Were to Counsel Patients About Alcohol Use Found Similar Use and Less Counseling with More Drinking

  3. My Study Based on American College Health Association’s (ACHA) National College Health Assessment II(NCHA) • NCHA to Georgetown Undergraduate Students Every Other Year, and Used Nationally for 10 years • Proposed Study Takes Questions Related to Alcohol and Drug Use and Stress from the NCHA to Make A Targeted Survey • Goals: • To Assess Levels of Medical Student Alcohol and Substance Abuse, and Possible Changes or Differences From Previous Studies • To Differentiate Drinking Patterns Of Medical Students Depending on Year in School

  4. Invitation to Participate • I would like to solicit your help in finding collaborators at your institution: any faculty, researcher, student, or administration who would be interested alcohol, drugs, medical student stress and health.

  5. Contact Michael Trostler Medical Student Georgetown University School of Medicine, Class of 2014 (303)241-6699 mst45@georgetown.edu

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