Medical students' perception of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) discrimination in their learning environment and their self-reported comfort level for caring for LGBT patients: A survey study

Medical Education Online

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 1-8

  Nama, Nassr ^a,b   MacPherson, Paul ^b   Sampson, Margaret ^c   McMillan, Hugh J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

bisexual; Cultural competence; gay; Healthcare disparities; LGBT (lesbian; or transgender) persons; social discrimination; Undergraduate medical education

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BISEXUALITY; BULLYING; COMFORT; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; E-MAIL; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUAL FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; STAFF; TRANSGENDER; CANADA; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUAL AND GENDER MINORITY; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANADA; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PERCEPTION; SEXUAL AND GENDER MINORITIES; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 85028608261     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10872981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10872981.2017.1368850     Document Type: Article

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