title: Professional education in child abuse and neglect.
abstract: Physicians have reported feeling that they were not adequately trained to identify and report child abuse. This article reviews the current state of medical education and residency training and the needs of physicians in practice and proposes changes and additions that can be made to improve the ability and confidence of physicians who are faced with the responsibility of keeping children safe.
authors.affiliation: Center for Child Protection and Health, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA. christian@email.chop.edu
authors.forename: Cindy W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Christian
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000517:prevention & control; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003479:Curriculum; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000517:prevention & control; D004501:Education, Medical; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D007396:Internship and Residency; D010819:Physician's Role; D014481:United States