Closing the gap in education: Raising medical professionals' knowledge and attitudes in transgender health

Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) health is a rapidly evolving, underserviced, and underresearched healthcare field. This chapter will provide a brief review of the research in TGD health and medical education and offer further areas of research and curriculum design. •Studies exist where transge...

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Published in:Best practice & research. Clinical obstetrics & gynaecology 2023-07, Vol.89, p.102339-102339, Article 102339
Main Authors: Knudson, Gail A., Feldman, Jamie, Neira, Paula, Fraser, Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitude
Curriculum
Gender diverse
Humans
Medical education
Transgender health
Transgender Persons
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Summary:Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) health is a rapidly evolving, underserviced, and underresearched healthcare field. This chapter will provide a brief review of the research in TGD health and medical education and offer further areas of research and curriculum design. •Studies exist where transgender health has been introduced into the medical education curriculum.•However, these studies have been mostly included as part of the LGBT curriculum, small in size, and focused on short-term outcomes.•No studies have long-term follow-up > 6 months.
ISSN:1521-6934
1532-1932
DOI:10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2023.102339