Journal article
Embedding Concepts of Sex and Gender Health Differences into Medical Curricula
Journal of women's health (Larchmont, N.Y. 2002), v 22(3), pp 194-202
01 Mar 2013
PMID: 23414074
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Abstract
Sex, a biological variable, and gender, a cultural variable, define the individual and affect all aspects of disease prevention, development, diagnosis, progression, and treatment. Sex and gender are essential elements of individualized medicine. However, medical education rarely considers such topics beyond the physiology of reproduction. To reduce health care disparities and to provide optimal, cost-effective medical care for individuals, concepts of sex and gender health need to become embedded into education and training of health professionals. In September 2012, Mayo Clinic hosted a 2-day workshop bringing together leading experts from 13 U.S. schools of medicine and schools of public health, Health Resources and Services Administration Office of Women's Health (HRSA OWH), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH), and the Canadian Institute of Health and Gender. The purpose of this workshop was to articulate the need to integrate sex- and gender-based content into medical education and training, to identify gaps in current medical curricula, to consider strategies to embed concepts of sex and gender health into health professional curricula, and to identify existing resources to facilitate and implement change. This report summarizes these proceedings, recommendations, and action items from the workshop.
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- Title
- Embedding Concepts of Sex and Gender Health Differences into Medical Curricula
- Creators
- Virginia M. Miller - Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, USA.Morrisa Rice - Health Resources and Services AdministrationLonda Schiebinger - Stanford UniversityMarjorie R. Jenkins - Texas Tech University Health Sciences CenterJanice Werbinski - Michigan State UniversityAna Núñez - Drexel UniversitySusan Wood - George Washington UniversityThomas R. Viggiano - Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and ScienceLynne T. Shuster - General Internal Medicine
- Publication Details
- Journal of women's health (Larchmont, N.Y. 2002), v 22(3), pp 194-202
- Publisher
- Mary Ann Liebert, Inc
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- [Retired Faculty]
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000316061700125
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84875163526
- Other Identifier
- 991019168444704721
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- Collaboration types
- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
- Women's Studies