A Novel Curriculum for Medical Student Training in LGBTQ Healthcare: A Regional Pathway Experience.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) individuals face considerable health disparities, often due to a lack of LGBTQ-competent care. Such disparities and lack of access to informed care are even more staggering in rural settings. As the state medical school for the Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho (WWAMI) region, the University of Washington School of Medicine (UWSOM) is in a unique position to train future physicians to provide healthcare that meets the needs of LGBTQ patients both regionally and nationally.

Objective

To describe our methodology of developing a student-driven longitudinal, region-wide curriculum to train medical students to provide high-quality care to LGBTQ patients.

Methods

A 4-year LGBTQ Health Pathway wa

SUBMITTER: Gibson AW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7594215 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature