The Role of Academic Medical Centers in the Prevention of Violence and Firearm-Related Morbidity and Mortality

Rebecca M Cunningham; Daniel Lee; Patrick M Carter

doi:10.1001/jama.2022.16897

The Role of Academic Medical Centers in the Prevention of Violence and Firearm-Related Morbidity and Mortality

JAMA. 2022 Sep 27;328(12):1195-1196. doi: 10.1001/jama.2022.16897.

Authors

Rebecca M Cunningham^{1

2}, Daniel Lee¹, Patrick M Carter^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ UM Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor.

PMID: 36166011
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2022.16897

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This Viewpoint argues that academic medical centers should address firearm violence through clinical care, education of health care professionals, research, and public policy discussions.

MeSH terms

Academic Medical Centers* / statistics & numerical data
Firearms* / statistics & numerical data
Humans
Morbidity
Violence* / prevention & control
Wounds, Gunshot* / mortality
Wounds, Gunshot* / prevention & control