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Que(e) rying undergraduate medical curricula: a cross-sectional online survey of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer content inclusion in UK undergraduate medical education.
BMC Med Educ. 2021 Feb 12; 21(1):100.BM

Abstract

BACKGROUND

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) individuals are more likely to have negative healthcare experiences and worse health outcomes when compared with their heterosexual and cisgender counterparts. A key recommendation of the 2018 Stonewall-commissioned "LGBT in Britain" report was that the curricula, standards, and training provided by medical schools should be reviewed in order to encompass mandatory teaching about LGBT health inequalities and discrimination, LGBT-inclusive care and the use of appropriate language. The aim of our study was to conduct an in-depth national review of the content of LGBT teaching within the curricula of UK Medical Schools.

METHODS

Course leads at all 37 UK Medical Schools with students currently enrolled in a primary undergraduate medical training course were asked between December 2019-March 2020 to complete a cross-sectional online survey comprised of 30 questions; divided into three sections relating to the current LGBT teaching (Part 1), any planned or future LGBT teaching (Part 2), and the opinions of the survey respondent about the coverage of LGBT topics (Part 3) at their institution. Responses were analysed using descriptive statistics.

RESULTS

Questionnaires were received from 19/37 institutions (response rate: 51%). The median estimated number of hours of LGBT-teaching across the entire undergraduate course was 11.0 (IQR: 12.25). Teaching on LGBT mental health, gender identity, sexual orientation, awareness of LGBT-health inequalities, and LGBT discrimination in healthcare were reported by almost all respondents, whilst maternity and childbirth, chronic disease and LGBT adolescent health were least represented within the curriculum. Almost all (18 medical schools; 95%) responding institutions were considering implementing new LGBT teaching within the next three academic years. A lack of space within the curriculum is a universally reported barrier to the implementation of LGBT teaching. Only 5 (26%) survey respondents consider their institution's current coverage of LGBT topics to be "Good" or "Very good".

CONCLUSION

Our study demonstrates a significant variation in the amount and breadth of content within the undergraduate curricula of UK medical schools. Recommendations for increasing the quantity and quality of LGBT content are provided, based upon areas of good practice.

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Tollemache N
Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Falmer, Sussex, Brighton, BN19PU, UK.
Shrewsbury D
Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Falmer, Sussex, Brighton, BN19PU, UK.
Llewellyn C
Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Falmer, Sussex, Brighton, BN19PU, UK. c.d.llewellyn@bsms.ac.uk.

MeSH

AdolescentCross-Sectional StudiesCurriculumEducation, Medical, UndergraduateFemaleGender IdentityHumansMalePregnancySexual BehaviorSexual and Gender MinoritiesStudentsTransgender PersonsUnited Kingdom

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

33579262

Citation

Tollemache, Nicholas, et al. "Que(e) Rying Undergraduate Medical Curricula: a Cross-sectional Online Survey of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Content Inclusion in UK Undergraduate Medical Education." BMC Medical Education, vol. 21, no. 1, 2021, p. 100.
Tollemache N, Shrewsbury D, Llewellyn C. Que(e) rying undergraduate medical curricula: a cross-sectional online survey of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer content inclusion in UK undergraduate medical education. BMC Med Educ. 2021;21(1):100.
Tollemache, N., Shrewsbury, D., & Llewellyn, C. (2021). Que(e) rying undergraduate medical curricula: a cross-sectional online survey of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer content inclusion in UK undergraduate medical education. BMC Medical Education, 21(1), 100. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-021-02532-y
Tollemache N, Shrewsbury D, Llewellyn C. Que(e) Rying Undergraduate Medical Curricula: a Cross-sectional Online Survey of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Content Inclusion in UK Undergraduate Medical Education. BMC Med Educ. 2021 Feb 12;21(1):100. PubMed PMID: 33579262.
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