A transgender medicine curriculum for Internal Medicine residents at a single academic institution.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Transgender or gender diverse patients present with health care needs as it relates to gender-affirming care, psychosocial support, and medication access. Considering this, medical education strategies should be implemented to train the next generation of Internal Medicine physicians in this area.

Methods

We adopted Kern's six step approach to curriculum design to create and implement an educational curriculum for teaching Internal Medicine residents about transgender patients at a single academic institution in Canada (Kern et al, Curriculum Development for Medical Education, 2009). Semi-structured individual interviews of Internal Medicine faculty and residents were conducted to understand the needs for delivering content related to transgender health during res

SUBMITTER: Sandre AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11697909 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature