Teaching Trans-Centric Curricular Content Using Modified Jigsaw.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Transgender (trans) individuals have unique medical needs and difficulty accessing quality health care, exacerbated by inadequate provider knowledge. Incorporation of trans health care into medical school curricula has increased recently to address this gap. Jigsaw activities emphasize positive interdependence through structured cooperative learning, resulting in increased interest and self-confidence. We implemented a voluntary 2-hour modified jigsaw exercise on trans health care with changes designed to optimize the structure for medical students.

Methods

The session was implemented both in person and virtually over 2 years with preclerkship medical students at the end of their endocrine/reproduction physiology course. The session featured a knowledge test wit

SUBMITTER: Zheng C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9127030 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature