Incorporating a Women's Cardiovascular Health Curriculum Into Medical Education.

ABSTRACT: Despite cardiovascular disease (CVD) being the leading cause of death of women globally, research on CVD over the past several decades has focused primarily on men. CVD research has led to progress in diagnosis and treatment, medical education, and public awareness; however, few of these advances have applied specifically to women's cardiovascular health. There is a paucity of sex- and gender-specific educational material regarding CVD in clinical training programs for physicians. The irregularity in integrated curricula across medical schools in Canada may be a factor in persistent disparities in clinical care and outcomes experienced by women, compared with men. In response to this gap, the Training and Education Working Group of the Canadian Women's Heart Health Alliance undertook the p

SUBMITTER: Adreak N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8712710 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature