Exploring Resilience Factors in Medical Students with Adverse Childhood Experiences: a Pilot Study.

Objective: The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the factors that medical students consider to have promoted their resilience and are thought to be protective against risks associated with a high number of adverse childhood experience (ACEs).

Methods: The authors invited medical students in all 4 years of education at a single medical school to complete an online survey (n = 1440). The survey included the 10-item ACE Study Questionnaire and simultaneously added the number of "yes" responses.