Fostering Equity: Assessing Access to Transgender Health Education in US Medical School Curricula
While many medical students reported having explicit didactic training inclusive of TGD patients, clinical exposure is overall lacking. Most medical students endorsed the importance of training in the care of TGD patients. Medical school curricula should incorporate more dedicated didactic and clinical training in the care of TGD patients to better serve the TGD population.
Authors
- S Mallavarapu
- Sandeep Sandhu
- Maurice M. Garcia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6165-1200)
- Rebecca Arteaga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-5998-5067)
- S Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7519-6701)
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Clinical Teacher
- Published
- 2025-04-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/tct.70071
- Primary Topic
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00