Classroom Instruction: Medical Students' Attitudes Toward LGBTQI Patients.

The Association of American Medical Colleges declared it essential that medical students receive instruction on the health needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, and intersex (LGBTQI) individuals. The integration of LGBTQI health and instruction in medical curricula, however, is scant. A pre-post confidential survey study was completed by first-year medical students (N = 103; 85% response rate) in the context of classroom instruction. The California State University Northbridge instrument assessed students' perspectives on LGBTQI Patient-Care, Comfort with LGBTQI Patient Interactions, Gender and Sexuality, Civil Rights, and LGBTQI Education. Post-instruction, students reported a significant increase in understanding of bisexuality ( = .02), being transgender ( = .006), and LGBTQI couples' adoption rights ( = .003). The findings support the incorporation of LGBTQI instruction into medical curricula and suggest that educators may consider consulting pre-intervention data before teaching LGBTQI health content, which would allow material to be tailored toward learner-specific needs.