CHSU Discovery

Purpose: Quality healthcare for the LGBTQ+ population requires specific knowledge
regarding this community to address their medical needs sufficiently. Current medical
education in the United States lacks a formal curriculum for educating students to care
for LGBTQ+ individuals. Therefore, additional training regarding LGBTQ+-specific
terminology, health concerns, and health disparities is needed so that future physicians
can be competent when caring for this population.
This study sought to determine whether a one-hour LGBTQ+ healthcare educational
session with medical students would significantly improve their self-assessed basic
knowledge and clinical preparedness for their future LGBTQ+ patients.