Submission ID 78224
| Code | P42 |
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| At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to: | |
| Category | Medical Education |
| Type | Poster |
| Will the presenter be a: | Student |
| Title | Assessing Inclusion of 2sglbtq+ Health Issues in Queen's University's Undergraduate Medical Curriculum |
| Background/Purpose | Misinformation and misrepresentation of Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (2SLGBTQ+) persons are unacceptable in medical education. A comprehensive review of a pre-clerkship undergraduate medical curriculum was completed to determine if complete and correct information was included to prepare students to work with this population. |
| Methods | Pairs of 2SLGBTQ+ students and allies screened titles and descriptions of all pre-clerkship learning events to identify those which covered relevant healthcare issues or potential areas of misrepresentation of 2SLGBTQ+ identities. Flagged events had their content evaluated by one reviewer. Issues identified were coded into the following: (1) non-inclusive language, (2) stereotyping, (3) incorrect or outdated information, (4) missing information, and (5) inclusive and correct information. |
| Results | 1075 learning events were screened, and 104 learning events were flagged and reviewed. Of these, 6.9% used non-inclusive language, 2.3% included stereotyping, 4.6% had outdated information, and 40.2% had missing information. Conversely, 25.3% of these events featured positive and inclusive information. |
| Discussion | Improvements were recommended for the identified issues, the majority of which consisted of changing wording or including brief statement on how 2SLGBTQ+ individuals may experience health phenomena differently . As next steps, specific, evidence-based recommendations will be offered to faculty to address concerns identified. Additional recommendations will be made to the Curriculum Committee including strategies to use non-gendered language, to include patients of gender and sexual minorities in cases, to engage in practices such as pronoun sharing or displaying of 2SLGBTQ+ symbols, and to avoid comments that frame 2SLGBTQ+ inclusion as a major challenge or burden. |
| Keyword 1 | Undergraduate Medical Education |
| Keyword 2 | 2SLGBTQ+ Health |
| Keyword 3 | Curriculum Review |
| Abstract content most relevant to: (check all that apply) | Undergraduate Medical Education |
| Abstract Track - First Choice | Equity, Diversity and Inclusion |
| Authors | Stephanie Grantham Stephanie Grantham Emma Faught Jennifer McCall Michelle Gibson |
