Wright Danielle, Campedelli Alexandra
Gynecologic Surgery and Obstetrics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, 20814, USA.
MedEdPublish (2016). 2022 Jul 11;12:8. doi: 10.12688/mep.18990.2. eCollection 2022.
The purpose of this study was to use survey data to better understand medical students' comfort in taking care of transgender patients and to determine whether this is an area that needs to be expanded upon in their curriculum. Eight pre-clerkship medical students participated in a virtual two-week course about gynecologic transgender care which included a mix of self-paced learning combined with two days of interactive faculty-led sessions. Students were asked to complete a pre and post course survey evaluating their comfort in caring for transgender individuals. We had an 100% response rate to our pre and post course survey. Students' knowledge about the gynecologic needs of transgender individuals significantly improved after taking the course with the average student rating before and after the course being 2.38 ± 0.74 (p<0.05) and 4.25 ± 0.46 (p<0.05), respectively. In addition, 100% of students "agreed" or "strongly agreed" that this course built their confidence in taking care of transgender patients in the clinical setting. This study highlights a potential gap in medical education while also emphasizing that knowledge on this special population can enhance physician confidence when caring for transgender individuals.
本研究的目的是利用调查数据，更好地了解医学生在照顾跨性别患者时的舒适度，并确定这是否是他们课程中需要扩展的领域。八名临床前医学生参加了一个为期两周的关于妇科跨性别护理的虚拟课程，该课程包括自主学习与两天由教师主导的互动课程相结合。学生们被要求完成课程前后的调查，评估他们在照顾跨性别个体时的舒适度。我们的课程前后调查的回复率为100%。参加该课程后，学生们对跨性别个体妇科需求的了解有了显著提高，课程前后学生的平均评分分别为2.38±0.74（p<0.05）和4.25±0.46（p<0.05）。此外，100%的学生“同意”或“强烈同意”该课程增强了他们在临床环境中照顾跨性别患者的信心。这项研究凸显了医学教育中的一个潜在差距，同时也强调了关于这一特殊人群的知识可以增强医生在照顾跨性别个体时的信心。
