a College of Medicine and Life Sciences , University of Toledo , Toledo , OH , USA.
b LGBT Health Policy and Practice Graduate Program , George Washington University , Washington , DC , USA.
Med Educ Online. 2017;22(1):1320933. doi: 10.1080/10872981.2017.1320933.
Medical students matriculating in the coming years will be faced with treating an expansive increase in the population of older lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) patients. While these patients face healthcare concerns similar to their non-LGBT aging peers, the older LGBT community has distinct healthcare needs and faces well-documented healthcare disparities. In order to reduce these healthcare barriers, medical school curricula must prepare and educate future physicians to treat this population while providing high quality, culturally-competent care. This article addresses some of the unique healthcare needs of the aging LGBT population with an emphasis on social concerns and healthcare disparities. It provides additional curricular recommendations to aid in the progressive augmentation of medical school curricula.
Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME); LGBT: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender.
未来几年入学的医学生将面临治疗人数大幅增加的老年同性恋、双性恋、变性者(LGBT)患者。尽管这些患者面临的医疗保健问题与非 LGBT 老年患者相似,但老年 LGBT 群体有独特的医疗保健需求,并面临有据可查的医疗保健差距。为了减少这些医疗保健障碍,医学院校课程必须培养和教育未来的医生,以便在提供高质量、文化上胜任的护理的同时治疗这一人群。本文重点介绍了社会问题和医疗保健差距,探讨了老龄化 LGBT 人群的一些独特的医疗保健需求。它提供了更多的课程建议,以帮助逐步加强医学院校的课程。
医学教育联络委员会(LCME);LGBT:女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋、变性者。