Journal article
The relationship between medical education and trans health disparities: a call to research
Sociology compass, v 10(11), pp 999-1013
01 Nov 2016
Featured in Collection : UN Sustainable Development Goals @ Drexel
Abstract
According to the National Transgender Discrimination Survey, 28% of trans respondents reported postponing medical care due to discrimination, and 28% reported being harassed by providers when they did seek out care. Scholars have proposed that what is taught (or not) in medical schools might play a role in the unequal health care experienced by many trans people. As medical education becomes a site of intervention for reducing transgender health disparities, it presents opportunities for sociologists to study and explain the processes by which medical training creates, reinforces, and potentially challenges stigma-related health disparities. In this paper, we propose three areas of inquiry that might help explain this situation: the hidden curriculum, patient health movements and consumerism, and medical competency. By employing these concepts, we argue that sociologists can develop more comprehensive explanations for the relationship between medical education and transgender health inequalities and offer solutions to address this disparity.
Metrics
Details
- Title
- The relationship between medical education and trans health disparities: a call to research
- Creators
- Danielle M. Giffort - University of Health Sciences and PharmacyKelly Underman - University of Illinois Chicago
- Publication Details
- Sociology compass, v 10(11), pp 999-1013
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Number of pages
- 15
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Sociology
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000387353000002
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84994293413
- Other Identifier
- 991021865099104721
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
This publication has contributed to the advancement of the following goals:
InCites Highlights
Data related to this publication, from InCites Benchmarking & Analytics tool:
- Collaboration types
- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Sociology