An undergraduate medical curriculum framework for providing care to transgender and gender diverse patients: A modified Delphi study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The lack of attention to transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people in undergraduate medical education (UME) is a point of concern, particularly among medical students. A project was undertaken to develop a UME curriculum framework for teaching the healthcare needs of TGD people.

Methods

Using a modified Delphi methodology, four rounds of surveys were presented to an expert stakeholder group that included content experts, generalist physicians, UME teaching faculty, and medical students. Questions covered what content should be taught, who should teach the content, and how much time should be dedicated for this teaching. Once the Delphi process was complete, feedback on the provisional framework was sought from members of the TGD community to ensure it represen

SUBMITTER: Ellaway RH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8600495 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature