
Early in my medical training, I cared for a patient who survived a brutal sexual assault necessitating ICU level care. Months later, I was raped. This essay is a reflection on my experience as a survivor of sexual violence and as a provider for patients whose wounds from these traumas have flourished in atmospheres of shame and stigma. In this essay, I further explore how physicians and other health care providers can play a central role in restoring the health of individuals who silently suffer after these unspeakable events.
Physical Injury - Accidents and Adverse Effects, Biomedical and clinical sciences, Nursing, sexual violence, Medical and Health Sciences, primary care, 7.1 Individual care needs, Clinical Research, Health Services and Systems, General & Internal Medicine, Physicians, Health Sciences, Humans, Survivors, Violence Research, Peace, Health sciences, Human society, Justice and Strong Institutions, Human Society, Studies in Human Society, Rape, Female, Management of diseases and conditions
Physical Injury - Accidents and Adverse Effects, Biomedical and clinical sciences, Nursing, sexual violence, Medical and Health Sciences, primary care, 7.1 Individual care needs, Clinical Research, Health Services and Systems, General & Internal Medicine, Physicians, Health Sciences, Humans, Survivors, Violence Research, Peace, Health sciences, Human society, Justice and Strong Institutions, Human Society, Studies in Human Society, Rape, Female, Management of diseases and conditions
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