鈥淪he was not making eye contact with me. She was on her phone and when I asked about her bruises she got very uncomfortable.鈥
That鈥檚 how third-year University of Louisville medical school student Camila Calderon described a young 鈥減atient鈥 she examined during a role playing exercise. The 鈥減atient鈥 was posing as a victim of human sex trafficking, a growing problem in the United States.
The UofL School of Medicine is one of the first in the country to offer training in how to spot trafficking victims. Calderon called the simulated exam very helpful.
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