The
Association of American Medical Colleges has released a set of guidelines aimed
at helping medical schools better train physicians to treat people who are
LGBT, don’t identify with a gender, or are born with differences of sex
development. The guidelines, contained in a report, are the first
comprehensive set of standards for treating lesbian, gay, bisexual, and
transgender patients, according to a news release from the organization.
Such patients “often experience challenges when seeking
care in doctors’ offices, community clinics, hospitals, and emergency rooms,”
the release states. “These experiences, which can range from being made to feel
unwelcome to outright discrimination and mistreatment, lead to poorer physical
and emotional health.”
The report, which lists 30 skills physicians should
master in eight areas, originated in a committee the association convened in
2012. That group is developing a “curriculum-integration workshop” to be tested
at the University of Louisville’s School of Medicine in 2015.
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