Alyson J McGregor1, Eliza L Chin2,3, Mary K Rojek4, Kathleen B Digre5,6, Ana Maria Lopez6,7,8, Katharine Jenkins9, Leanne Johnston5,6, Marjorie Jenkins10. 1. Division of Sex and Gender in Emergency Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. 2. American Medical Women's Association, Schaumburg, Illinois. 3. University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California. 4. Center for Urban Research and Learning, Loyola University Chicago. 5. Center of Excellence in Women's Health, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. 6. University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah. 7. Health Equity and Inclusion, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. 8. Cancer Health Equity, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. 9. Sex and Gender Health Education Summit, Salt Lake City, Utah. 10. Laura W. Bush Institute for Women's Health, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo, Texas.
Abstract
Introduction: The Sex and Gender Health Education (SGHE) Summit was a national collaboration that engaged educational thought leaders from various health professions to advance curricula by integrating sex- and gender-based evidence into health education. Materials and Methods: The SGHE Summit was held over a 2.5-day period April 2018 at the University of Utah. Pre- and postsummit surveys assessed attitudinal and knowledge changes. Results: A total of 246 health care professionals and trainees from U.S. and International Institutions attended. One hundred fifty-seven presummit surveys and 115 postsummit surveys were completed. Postsummit beliefs: SGHE is critical to precision medicine (100%); it is essential to include female animals in preclinical research studies (96%); sex and gender concepts could be used to improve men's health (99%). A teaching tool summarizes the initial questions to consider in SGHE. Conclusion: The SGHE Summit was the first multiprofessional large-scale national effort focused on the integration of sex and gender knowledge into the education of all health professionals. Summit participants now represent a national network of educators and clinicians who recognize the centrality of sex and gender to health professionals' knowledge and practice. These educational efforts will ultimately ensure a more personalized health care delivery.
Introduction: The Sex and Gender Health Education (SGHE) Summit was a national collaboration that engaged educational thought leaders from various health professions to advance curricula by integrating sex- and gender-based evidence into health education. Materials and Methods: The SGHE Summit was held over a 2.5-day period April 2018 at the University of Utah. Pre- and postsummit surveys assessed attitudinal and knowledge changes. Results: A total of 246 health care professionals and trainees from U.S. and International Institutions attended. One hundred fifty-seven presummit surveys and 115 postsummit surveys were completed. Postsummit beliefs: SGHE is critical to precision medicine (100%); it is essential to include female animals in preclinical research studies (96%); sex and gender concepts could be used to improve men's health (99%). A teaching tool summarizes the initial questions to consider in SGHE. Conclusion: The SGHE Summit was the first multiprofessional large-scale national effort focused on the integration of sex and gender knowledge into the education of all health professionals. Summit participants now represent a national network of educators and clinicians who recognize the centrality of sex and gender to health professionals' knowledge and practice. These educational efforts will ultimately ensure a more personalized health care delivery.
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education; health professions; sex and gender
Authors: Eliza L Chin; Marley Hoggatt; Alyson J McGregor; Mary K Rojek; Kimberly Templeton; Robert Casanova; Wendy S Klein; Virginia M Miller; Marjorie Jenkins Journal: Biol Sex Differ Date: 2016-10-14 Impact factor: 5.027
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