Yesterday, the School of Medicine at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio held its first mandatory transgender health panel for their second year medical students in partnership with the San Antonio Gender Association (SAGA).
While PRIDE has held panels of persons who identify as transgender annually for the campus, this was the first initiative led by medical students in collaboration with faculty that became part of the required curriculum in the School of Medicine. In addition to the panel, the Medicine, Behavior, and Society (MBS) course module incorporated dedicated hours in the curriculum on LGBTQ health. Student's knowledge of the material was evaluated by written examination.
The effort was a great step forward by the School of Medicine in educating future physicians on the health needs of all persons, including the LGBTQ community.
Here is some feedback from the medical students to the panelists from the thank you poster (front side and back side) they made for them:
"I look forward to working with transgender patients in the future with your stories, perspectives, and advice in mind. Yours was a message of hope for transgender generations to come. I can't wait to pass this message along in my future practice."
"Thank you so much! Our class really benefited from you sharing your experiences as future doctors but also as human beings. We really appreciate your time, your openness, and you!"
"Thank you so much for sharing your stories with us. It was really enlightening and helped us understand the experiences of the trans community and inspired us to work to make a medical environment that is more open and accessible to your community"
"Thank you for sharing your personal experiences with all of us! That took incredible courage. It will help all of us to be more sensitive to transgender issues in our future practices."
While PRIDE has held panels of persons who identify as transgender annually for the campus, this was the first initiative led by medical students in collaboration with faculty that became part of the required curriculum in the School of Medicine. In addition to the panel, the Medicine, Behavior, and Society (MBS) course module incorporated dedicated hours in the curriculum on LGBTQ health. Student's knowledge of the material was evaluated by written examination.
The effort was a great step forward by the School of Medicine in educating future physicians on the health needs of all persons, including the LGBTQ community.
Here is some feedback from the medical students to the panelists from the thank you poster (front side and back side) they made for them:
"I look forward to working with transgender patients in the future with your stories, perspectives, and advice in mind. Yours was a message of hope for transgender generations to come. I can't wait to pass this message along in my future practice."
"Thank you so much! Our class really benefited from you sharing your experiences as future doctors but also as human beings. We really appreciate your time, your openness, and you!"
"Thank you so much for sharing your stories with us. It was really enlightening and helped us understand the experiences of the trans community and inspired us to work to make a medical environment that is more open and accessible to your community"
"Thank you for sharing your personal experiences with all of us! That took incredible courage. It will help all of us to be more sensitive to transgender issues in our future practices."
