Abstract
AbstractMedical schools have been striving to equip students with the tools and skills needed to serve patients from the LGBTQ + community, also called the Sexual and Gender Minority (SGM) community. This study aims to assess student comfort with providing care, and faculty knowledge and preparedness in delivering SGM-centered education at our home institution. We conducted two mixed-methods surveys, one geared towards medical students across four years of study and one towards medicine faculty. Each survey collected first demographic information about participants, then used a validated tool to assess knowledge of the SGM community. The qualitative component of both surveys then consisted of a needs assessment to determine what students felt should be changed about their curriculum, and what faculty felt should change about their training to deliver this curriculum. We received 26 student responses from all 4 years of study and 35 faculty responses from a variety of medical specialties. Difference in knowledge assessment scores was not statistically significant across both cohorts. Most students felt overall comfortable providing care for sexual minority individuals, and faculty similarly felt comfortable teaching, but data showcases that perceived comfort is higher among the student cohort. We propose that students are acquiring knowledge and comfort with providing for SGM individuals from sources outside their curriculum, and that additional training of faculty is vital to ensure students not doing this independent learning do not fall through the cracks.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Education,Medicine (miscellaneous)
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