| Sexual health curricula in U.S. medical schools: current educational objectives. | |
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PMID: 20833900 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: The authors identify the explicit and implicit objectives that shape decisions about what medical schools teach regarding human sexuality. METHODS: The authors reviewed relevant articles in journals, physician licensing examinations, and publications by professional organizations to identify learning objectives for human sexuality in undergraduate medical curricula. RESULTS: There is consensus about many of the attitudinal objectives and some of the skills medical students should acquire in sexual health. There is less consensus on the sexuality-related information student physicians need to master. The few common informational objectives focus narrowly on diagnosing sexual dysfunction and disease. CONCLUSION: The model sexual health curricula, licensing exams, and guidelines from professional organizations mainly focus on the pathological aspects of sexuality. Student physicians should master fundamental information on healthy sexual function and become familiar with the roles of practitioners in various therapeutic disciplines in addressing sexual concerns and enhancing patients' sexual functioning and well-being. Instruction should also address ways to incorporate this important topic in time-limited interactions with patients. |
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Authors:
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Carol Galletly; Julia Lechuga; Joseph B Layde; Steven Pinkerton |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry Volume: 34 ISSN: 1545-7230 ISO Abbreviation: Acad Psychiatry Publication Date: 2010 Sep-Oct |
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Created Date: 2010-09-13 Completed Date: 2011-01-11 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8917200 Medline TA: Acad Psychiatry Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 333-8 Citation Subset: IM |
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Medical College of Wisconsin, Center for AIDS Intervention Research, 2071 N. Summit Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53202, USA. cgalletl@mcw.edu |
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Attitude of Health Personnel Clinical Competence Curriculum* Education, Medical / organization & administration Guidelines as Topic Humans Licensure, Medical Schools, Medical* / organization & administration Sexual Behavior* Societies, Medical United States |
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