A Novel Medical Student Elective Course in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, and Sexually and Gender Diverse Health: Training Tomorrow's Physician-Leaders.
LGBT Health
; 10(3): 252-257, 2023 04.
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| ID: mdl-36350692
ABSTRACT
Purpose:
Inadequate medical training in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, and sexually and gender diverse (LGBTQIA+) health care contributes to health disparities. This article reports on a novel 4-week elective course at Harvard Medical School that prepares students to become physician-leaders in LGBTQIA+ health care.Methods:
The course engages students in multidisciplinary clinical placements, self-directed learning, and mentored scholarly projects, all specifically relevant to LGBTQIA+ health. The authors qualitatively reviewed student experiences, and quantitatively analyzed course evaluations.Results:
Between 2016 and 2022, 30 students completed the course, and 12 scholarly projects resulted in a published peer-reviewed article authored by the student. Students who completed evaluations rated the course as excellent and reported increased interest and core knowledge in LGBTQIA+ health care.Conclusion:
This novel program has demonstrated feasibility and may serve as a model for establishing other advanced medical student clinical and scholarly electives on LGBTQIA+ health care.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Transtornos do Desenvolvimento Sexual
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Estudantes de Medicina
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Transexualidade
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Pessoas Transgênero
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Minorias Sexuais e de Gênero
Limite:
Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
LGBT Health
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos