Transcript Study to Assess Alcohol and Substance Abuse Among Medical

Michael Trostler, MS
Georgetown University School of Medicine
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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%
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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
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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
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Goals:
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◦ 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
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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.
Michael Trostler
Medical Student
Georgetown University School of Medicine,
Class of 2014
(303)241-6699
[email protected]