A Student-Designed Multimodal Sex- and Gender-Based Women's Health Elective Program: Advocacy Curriculum for Medical Students.

Publisher: SAGE Publications Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101690298 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 2382-1205 (Print) Linking ISSN: 23821205 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Med Educ Curric Dev Subsets: PubMed not MEDLINE

Publication: <2016- > : Thousand Oaks, CA : SAGE Publications
Original Publication: Auckland, New Zealand : Libertas Academica Ltd., [2014]-

Objectives: The objective of this article is to describe the design and implementation of a multimodal, student-driven, sex- and gender-based women's health (SGBWH) elective with a curricular focus on patient and legislative advocacy. In this single arm, pre/post design, interventional study, we detail and evaluate the use of social media, newsletters, and round-table discussions in conjunction with a traditional lecture-based educational format to engage medical students in a virtual learning environment.
Methods: We developed a 22-week SGBWH curriculum for pre-clinical and clinical medical students, which included a series of lectures on multi-specialty and gender-inclusive topics related to SGBWH, small group discussions with community leaders and legislators involved in women's health advocacy, and other self-directed resources such as social media, a website, and digital newsletters. Students were surveyed before and after completing the curriculum to assess for increases in self-reported confidence in advocating for their female and gender minority patients.
Results and Conclusion: One hundred and one students completed the anonymous pre- and post-elective surveys. There was statistically significant improvement in 8 of the 12 self-reported confidence measures. Eight (8%) participants identified their sex as male. Fifty-five (55%) participants stated future interest in primary care specialties (Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Pediatrics). Our curriculum improved medical students' self-reported confidence in advocating for their female and gender minority patients when controlling for sex and specialty interest of participants. The success of our multimodal approach demonstrates the value in incorporating resources such as social media as tools for education and advocacy in the evolving landscape of medical education.
Competing Interests: The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
(© The Author(s) 2023.)

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Keywords: Women's health; advocacy; gender-inclusive care; medical education; sex- and gender-based medicine; sex- and gender-based women's health; social media

Date Created: 20231228 Latest Revision: 20231229

20231229

PMC10752131

10.1177/23821205231221370

38152833