Journal article
Educational guidelines on sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and sex characteristics biases in medical education
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, v 231(3), pp 289-295
Sep 2024
PMID: 38432411
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Abstract
A commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in medical education requires addressing both explicit and implicit biases based on sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and sex characteristics and the intersectionality with other identities. Heterosexism and heteronormative attitudes contribute to health and healthcare disparities for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning, intersex, asexual individuals. Student, trainee, and faculty competencies in medical education curricula regarding the care of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning, intersex, asexual patients and those who are gender nonconforming or born with differences of sex development allow for better understanding and belonging within the clinical learning environment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning, intersex, asexual learners and educators. The Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics issued a call to action to achieve a future free from racism and bias through inclusivity in obstetrics and gynecology education and healthcare, which led to the creation of the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Guidelines Task Force. The task force initially addressed racism, racial- and ethnicity-based bias, and discrimination in medical education and additionally identified other groups that are subject to bias and discrimination, including sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and sex characteristic identities, persons with disabilities, and individuals with various religious and spiritual practices. In this scholarly perspective, the authors expand on previously developed guidelines to address sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and sex characteristics bias, heterosexism, and heteronormative attitudes in obstetrics and gynecology educational products, materials, and clinical learning environments to improve access and equitable care to vulnerable individuals of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning, intersex, asexual community.
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- Title
- Educational guidelines on sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and sex characteristics biases in medical education
- Creators
- Camille A. Clare - SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityMark B. Woodland - Drexel UniversitySamantha Buery-Joyner - Inova Fairfax HospitalSara Whetstone - University of California, San FranciscoDotun Ogunyemi - Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and ScienceShireen Madani Sims - University of FloridaMichael Moxley - Georgetown UniversityLaura E. Baecher-Lind - Tufts UniversityB. Star Hampton - Brown UniversityArchana Pradhan - Johnson UniversityNadine T. Katz - Albert Einstein College of Medicine
- Publication Details
- American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, v 231(3), pp 289-295
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Number of pages
- 7
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001300513700001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85189776819
- Other Identifier
- 991022202087204721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Obstetrics & Gynecology