Medlin Christopher G, Howell Heather, Knapp Delilah, Frietze Gabriel
The University of Texas at El Paso School of Pharmacy, El Paso, TX, USA.
Memorial Medical Center, Las Cruces, NM, USA.
Am J Pharm Educ. 2025 Feb;89(2):101356. doi: 10.1016/j.ajpe.2025.101356. Epub 2025 Jan 9.
This study aimed to detail the creation and implementation of a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex, and asexual (LGBTQIA+) health elective course at a Hispanic-serving institution and assess its preliminary impact on Doctor of Pharmacy student attitudes and perceptions of LGBTQIA+ health care.
An 8-week course covering various topics related to LGBTQIA+ health care was designed and delivered to second- and third-year Doctor of Pharmacy students who voluntarily enrolled in the course from June to July 2023. As part of an institutional review board-approved pilot study, the enrolled students completed an electronic survey before and after the elective, assessing student pharmacists' perceptions of personal capabilities and attitudes as well as curriculum exposure for several LGBTQIA+ health care-related topics.
Several strong correlations emerged in the current study, ranging from -.87 to .90. In the assessment of personal and pharmacist capabilities toward providing LGBTQIA+ health care, there were no significant differences identified in perceived capabilities before and after the elective course; however, several promising themes emerged, including professional identity formation, allyship, and existing concerns and challenges.
The findings highlight the importance of effectively utilizing a didactic curriculum to increase exposure to LGBTQIA+ health to address knowledge gaps, increase confidence, and reduce stigma toward the LGBTQIA+ community. Schools and colleges of pharmacy should increase capacity for building elective courses that address health equity in marginalized communities through multiple modalities, including community engagement, advocacy, clinical simulation, and pharmacotherapy.
本研究旨在详细介绍一所西班牙裔服务机构开设的一门关于女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋、跨性别者、酷儿或疑问者、双性人以及无性恋者（LGBTQIA+）健康的选修课程的创建与实施情况，并评估其对药学博士学生对LGBTQIA+医疗保健的态度和认知的初步影响。
设计了一门为期8周的课程，涵盖与LGBTQIA+医疗保健相关的各种主题，并于2023年6月至7月面向自愿报名参加该课程的药学博士二年级和三年级学生授课。作为机构审查委员会批准的一项试点研究的一部分，入学学生在选修课程前后完成了一项电子调查，评估学生药剂师对个人能力和态度的认知，以及对几个与LGBTQIA+医疗保健相关主题的课程接触情况。
在当前研究中出现了几个强相关性，范围从-0.87到0.90。在评估个人和药剂师提供LGBTQIA+医疗保健的能力时，选修课程前后在感知能力方面未发现显著差异；然而，出现了几个有前景的主题，包括职业身份形成、盟友关系以及现有的担忧和挑战。
研究结果凸显了有效利用教学课程来增加对LGBTQIA+健康的接触，以解决知识差距、增强信心并减少对LGBTQIA+社区的污名化的重要性。药学院校应通过多种方式，包括社区参与、宣传、临床模拟和药物治疗，提高开设解决边缘化社区健康公平问题的选修课程的能力。
