Association of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Cultural Competency Training With Provider Practice Characteristics and Perceptions of Patient Care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While issues related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) health are increasingly incorporated into medical training, there remains limited guidance and opportunities for continuing medical education in LGBT health. It is unclear how participation in LGBT-specific training is distributed across physician specialties and practice regions. Additionally, national data assessing cultural competency training for physicians are scarce and do not delineate LGBT-specific training or training completed prior to, during, or after graduate medical education.

Methods

Using data from the 2016 National Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services Physician Survey, this study evaluated patterns of post-residency cultural competency training, as well as associa

SUBMITTER: Hsiang E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11451181 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature