Cross-sectional survey of education on LGBT content in medical schools in Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We aimed to clarify current teaching on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) content in Japanese medical schools and compare it with data from the USA and Canada reported in 2011 and Australia and New Zealand reported in 2017.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

Eighty-two medical schools in Japan.

Participants

The deans and/or relevant faculty members of the medical schools in Japan.

Primary outcome measure

Hours dedicated to teaching LGBT content in each medical school.

Results

In total, 60 schools (73.2%) returned a questionnaire. One was excluded because of missing values, leaving 59 responses (72.0%) for analysis. In total, LGBT content was included in preclinical training in 31 of 59 schools and in clinical training in 8 o

SUBMITTER: Yoshida E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9119159 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature