Care across the gender spectrum: A transgender health curriculum in the Obstetrics and Gynecology clerkship.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A lack of undergraduate medical curricula on providing healthcare to transgender and gender diverse (TGD) patients has contributed to significant health disparities for TGD communities. To address this gap, we designed and evaluated a novel curriculum to train Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB/GYN) clerkship students in caring for TGD patients.

Methods

Following Kern's 6-step method for curriculum development, we created a two-part curriculum on TGD healthcare topics - an online module on gender-affirming care, followed by a series of interactive cases on TGD-specific health topics. Undergraduate medical students completing their core OB/GYN clerkships at a university academic medical center (January-December 2021) were invited to complete this curriculum. Participant

SUBMITTER: Schmidt CN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9535842 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature