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tive officer. “It will also improve patient satisfac-
tion and compliance with treatment. Connecting
this clinical concept to the workplace, employees
will better understand themselves and their col-
leagues thus creating a better work environment.”
AFMC has taken it upon itself to become
Arkansas’s trauma-and-compassion-informed
organization. This means training its staff in TIC
and developing training for physicians and oth-
er health care professionals interested in imple-
menting a trauma-informed approach in their
medical practices. The training will focus on ACEs
awareness, TIC, and building resilience. “I appre-
ciate that AFMC is investing resources to become
a trauma-informed organization,” said AFMC
Chief Outreach Services Officer Peggy Starling. “I
look forward to AFMC offering this training to the
provider community in the near future.”
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For its work in TIC, AFMC has also been
awarded certain grants that will enable related
training and fellowships for a select group of clin-
ics, hospitals, and providers across the state. For
more information on these opportunities, some
of which include a competitive application pro-
cess that is currently underway, visit https://info.
afmc.org/agm.
Another local advocate for TIC and related
training is Shashank Kraleti, MD, FAAFP, family
medicine physician and residency director for the
UAMS Department of Family and Preventive Med-
icine. In his practice, Dr. Kraleti sees many adults
and older adults with behavioral health issues
and chronic diseases. Some of them suffer from
depression, which he often links to past trauma.
“If you go into the history for these patients,” he
said, “most had multiple ACEs in their childhood.”
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