Introducing Sexual and Gender Minority Health: Medical Students Develop and Evaluate an LGBT+ Infographic

Abstract

Teaching sexual and gender minority (SGM) health in undergraduate medical education has become a priority. We have authored and evaluated an infographic to introduce first-year students to SGM health, identity, and clinical communication skills. A realist and constructivist qualitative design employed audio-recorded and transcribed student focus groups. Using generic content analysis, transcripts were coded and a thematic framework created. Three themes were identified: content (concepts, chunking topics, future clinical reference, application to practice), presentation (graphics, accessibility, learning tool), and reflection. We anticipate our infographic can be repurposed to support learning among other health disciplines, administrative professionals, and the broader public, including high schools and university education.

Keywords:

• Sexual education
• LGBT
• infographic
• medical students
• communication skills

Acknowledgments

We wish to thank the students, faculty, and community stakeholders involved in the planning and evaluation of this curricular intervention. The authors also wish to thank the community organizations, student groups, and faculty for their feedback and support to ensure the success of this project.

Ethical approval

The University of Toronto Research Ethics Office approved this study (Protocol #: 00035848, February 24, 2018).

Disclosure statement

The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the article.

Additional information

Funding

This work was supported by an Art of the Possible grant from the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto.