Effects of SGM Education for Undergraduate Medical Students in a Canadian Context.

ABSTRACT: Medical schools have been striving to equip students with the tools and skills needed to serve patients from the LGBTQ + community, also called the Sexual and Gender Minority (SGM) community. This study aims to assess student comfort with providing care, and faculty knowledge and preparedness in delivering SGM-centered education at our home institution. We conducted two mixed-methods surveys, one geared towards medical students across four years of study and one towards medicine faculty. Each survey collected first demographic information about participants, then used a validated tool to assess knowledge of the SGM community. The qualitative component of both surveys then consisted of a needs assessment to determine what students felt should be changed about their curriculum, and what facu

SUBMITTER: Karsenti N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10403457 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature