- Title
- Inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex health in Australian and New Zealand medical education
- Creator
- Sanchez, Asiel Adan; Southgate, Erica; Rogers, Gary; Duvivier, Robbert J.
- Relation
- LGBT Health Vol. 4, Issue 4, p. 295-303
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/lgbt.2016.0209
- Publisher
- Mary Ann Liebert
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2017
- Description
- Purpose: This study aims at establishing the scope of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI) health in Australian and New Zealand medical curricula. Methods: We sent medical school curriculum administrators an online cross-sectional survey. Results: The response rate was 15 medical schools (71%): 14 Australian schools and 1 New Zealand school. Respondents included program directors (n = 5; 33%), course coordinators (n = 4; 27%), Heads of School (n = 2; 13%), one Dean (7%), and three others (20%). Most schools (n = 9; 60%) reported 0-5 hours dedicated to teaching LGBTQI content during the required pre-clinical phase; nine schools (60%) reported access to a clinical rotation site where LGBTQI patient care is common. In most schools (n = 9; 60%), LGBTQI-specific content is interspersed throughout the curriculum, but five schools (33%) have dedicated modules. The most commonly used teaching modalities include lectures (n = 12; 80%) and small-group sessions (n = 9; 60%). LGBTQI content covered in curricula is varied, with the most common topics being how to obtain information about same-sex sexual activity (80%) and the difference between sexual behavior and identity (67%). Teaching about gender and gender identity is more varied across schools, with seven respondents (47%) unsure about what is taught. Eight respondents (53%) described the coverage of LGBTQI content at their institution as "fair," two (13%) as "good," and two (13%) as "poor," with one respondent (7%) describing the coverage as "very poor." None of the respondents described the coverage as "very good." Conclusions: Currently, medical schools include limited content on LGBTQI health, most of which focuses on sexuality. There is a need for further inclusion of curriculum related to transgender, gender diverse, and intersex people.
- Subject
- curriculum; LGBT health; medical education; medical students; medicine
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1351017
- Identifier
- uon:30648
- Identifier
- ISSN:2325-8292
- Language
- eng
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