Abstract
OBJECTIVES
We aimed to clarify current teaching on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) content in Japanese medical schools and compare it with data from the USA and Canada reported in 2011 and Australia and New Zealand reported in 2017.
DESIGN
Cross-sectional study.
SETTING
Eighty-two medical schools in Japan.
PARTICIPANTS
The deans and/or relevant faculty members of the medical schools in Japan.
PRIMARY OUTCOME MEASURE
Hours dedicated to teaching LGBT content in each medical school.
RESULTS
In total, 60 schools (73.2%) returned a questionnaire. One was excluded because of missing values, leaving 59 responses (72.0%) for analysis. In total, LGBT content was included in preclinical training in 31 of 59 schools and in clinical training in 8 of 53 schools. The proportion of schools that taught no LGBT content in Japan was significantly higher than that in the USA and Canada, both in preclinical and clinical training (p<0.01). The median time dedicated to LGBT content was 1 hour (25th-75th percentile 0-2 hours) during preclinical training and 0 hour during clinical training (25th-75th percentile 0-0 hour). Only 13 schools (22%) taught students to ask about same-sex relations when obtaining a sexual history. Biomedical topics were more likely to be taught than social topics. In total, 45 of 57 schools (79%) evaluated their coverage of LGBT content as poor or very poor, and 23 schools (39%) had some students who had come out as LGBT. Schools with faculty members interested in education on LGBT content were more likely to cover it.
CONCLUSION
Education on LGBT content in Japanese medical schools is less established than in the USA and Canada.
TY - JOUR
T1 - Cross-sectional survey of education on LGBT content in medical schools in Japan.
AU - Yoshida,Eriko,
AU - Matsushima,Masato,
AU - Okazaki,Fumiko,
Y1 - 2022/05/18/
PY - 2022/5/18/entrez
PY - 2022/5/19/pubmed
PY - 2022/5/21/medline
KW - Japan
KW - LGBT
KW - international comparison
KW - medical education
KW - undergraduate
SP - e057573
EP - e057573
JF - BMJ open
JO - BMJ Open
VL - 12
IS - 5
N2 - OBJECTIVES: We aimed to clarify current teaching on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) content in Japanese medical schools and compare it with data from the USA and Canada reported in 2011 and Australia and New Zealand reported in 2017. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: Eighty-two medical schools in Japan. PARTICIPANTS: The deans and/or relevant faculty members of the medical schools in Japan. PRIMARY OUTCOME MEASURE: Hours dedicated to teaching LGBT content in each medical school. RESULTS: In total, 60 schools (73.2%) returned a questionnaire. One was excluded because of missing values, leaving 59 responses (72.0%) for analysis. In total, LGBT content was included in preclinical training in 31 of 59 schools and in clinical training in 8 of 53 schools. The proportion of schools that taught no LGBT content in Japan was significantly higher than that in the USA and Canada, both in preclinical and clinical training (p<0.01). The median time dedicated to LGBT content was 1 hour (25th-75th percentile 0-2 hours) during preclinical training and 0 hour during clinical training (25th-75th percentile 0-0 hour). Only 13 schools (22%) taught students to ask about same-sex relations when obtaining a sexual history. Biomedical topics were more likely to be taught than social topics. In total, 45 of 57 schools (79%) evaluated their coverage of LGBT content as poor or very poor, and 23 schools (39%) had some students who had come out as LGBT. Schools with faculty members interested in education on LGBT content were more likely to cover it. CONCLUSION: Education on LGBT content in Japanese medical schools is less established than in the USA and Canada.
SN - 2044-6055
UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/35584939/Cross_sectional_survey_of_education_on_LGBT_content_in_medical_schools_in_Japan_
DB - PRIME
DP - Unbound Medicine
ER -
