Rainbows and "Ready for Residency": Integrating LGBTQ Health Into Medical Education.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

To provide appropriate and sensitive care for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) youth, providers must learn specific skills and guidelines. Most medical schools lack formal education on LGBTQ health, particularly for adolescent patients.

Methods

We developed an Introduction to LGBTQ Health course for fourth-year medical students as part of a monthlong Ready for Residency curriculum in March and April of their graduating year. The course addressed guidelines recommended in the care of LGBTQ individuals utilizing problem-based learning methodology. Through learner-led discussion, students worked in small groups to research case-based scenarios and reported their findings to the larger group, followed by teaching points from a facil

SUBMITTER: Roth LT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7666841 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature