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The current state of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender cultural competency among U.S. dermatology residents
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people interface with dermatology providers for many reasons. Implementing culturally competent LGBT dermatologic care necessitates evaluating provider competency to identify where gaps remain. OBJECTIVES: To assess the LGBT cultural competency among U....
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9270600/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35822191 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JW9.0000000000000030 |
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author | Nowaskie, Dustin Z. Garcia-Dehbozorgi, Sara Cortez, Jose L. |
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description | Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people interface with dermatology providers for many reasons. Implementing culturally competent LGBT dermatologic care necessitates evaluating provider competency to identify where gaps remain. OBJECTIVES: To assess the LGBT cultural competency among U.S. dermatology residents. METHODS: A self-reporting, cross-sectional survey was emailed to U.S. dermatology program coordinators (N = 143). LGBT patient exposure, LGBT educational hours, and LGBT cultural competency via the LGBT-Development of Clinical Skills Scale (with the subscales Clinical Preparedness, Attitudinal Awareness, and Basic Knowledge) were measured. RESULTS: Dermatology residents (N = 119) across the United States completed the survey. They reported caring for less than 20 LGBT patients per year and receiving less than 75 minutes of LGBT education per year. They reported significantly higher Attitudinal Awareness than both Clinical Preparedness and Basic Knowledge; they reported significantly higher Basic Knowledge than Clinical Preparedness. They reported significantly less adequate clinical training and supervision, experience, and competence to assess transgender patients compared to lesbian, gay, and bisexual patients. In general, dermatology residents who reported more LGBT patients and LGBT education also reported higher LGBT cultural competency. LIMITATIONS: A larger national sample of U.S. dermatology residents is necessary for generalizability. CONCLUSIONS: Currently, there is a lack of LGBT education in U.S. dermatology residency curricula, which may delay addressing the health disparities that exist in this patient population. Due to such dearth of standardized LGBT education, dermatology residents likely do not feel adequately knowledgeable or prepared to address LGBT needs. Both LGBT education and LGBT patient experiences may help alleviate these shortcomings and help LGBT patients feel affirmed in their dermatologic care. |
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spelling | pubmed-92706002022-07-11 The current state of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender cultural competency among U.S. dermatology residents Nowaskie, Dustin Z. Garcia-Dehbozorgi, Sara Cortez, Jose L. Int J Womens Dermatol Original Research Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people interface with dermatology providers for many reasons. Implementing culturally competent LGBT dermatologic care necessitates evaluating provider competency to identify where gaps remain. OBJECTIVES: To assess the LGBT cultural competency among U.S. dermatology residents. METHODS: A self-reporting, cross-sectional survey was emailed to U.S. dermatology program coordinators (N = 143). LGBT patient exposure, LGBT educational hours, and LGBT cultural competency via the LGBT-Development of Clinical Skills Scale (with the subscales Clinical Preparedness, Attitudinal Awareness, and Basic Knowledge) were measured. RESULTS: Dermatology residents (N = 119) across the United States completed the survey. They reported caring for less than 20 LGBT patients per year and receiving less than 75 minutes of LGBT education per year. They reported significantly higher Attitudinal Awareness than both Clinical Preparedness and Basic Knowledge; they reported significantly higher Basic Knowledge than Clinical Preparedness. They reported significantly less adequate clinical training and supervision, experience, and competence to assess transgender patients compared to lesbian, gay, and bisexual patients. In general, dermatology residents who reported more LGBT patients and LGBT education also reported higher LGBT cultural competency. LIMITATIONS: A larger national sample of U.S. dermatology residents is necessary for generalizability. CONCLUSIONS: Currently, there is a lack of LGBT education in U.S. dermatology residency curricula, which may delay addressing the health disparities that exist in this patient population. Due to such dearth of standardized LGBT education, dermatology residents likely do not feel adequately knowledgeable or prepared to address LGBT needs. Both LGBT education and LGBT patient experiences may help alleviate these shortcomings and help LGBT patients feel affirmed in their dermatologic care. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2022-07-08 /pmc/articles/PMC9270600/ /pubmed/35822191 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JW9.0000000000000030 Text en Copyright © 2022 The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of Women’s Dermatologic Society. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives License 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/) , which allows for redistribution, commercial and non-commercial, as long as it is passed along unchanged and in whole, with credit to the author. |
spellingShingle | Original Research Nowaskie, Dustin Z. Garcia-Dehbozorgi, Sara Cortez, Jose L. The current state of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender cultural competency among U.S. dermatology residents |
title | The current state of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender cultural competency among U.S. dermatology residents |
title_full | The current state of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender cultural competency among U.S. dermatology residents |
title_fullStr | The current state of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender cultural competency among U.S. dermatology residents |
title_full_unstemmed | The current state of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender cultural competency among U.S. dermatology residents |
title_short | The current state of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender cultural competency among U.S. dermatology residents |
title_sort | current state of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender cultural competency among u.s. dermatology residents |
topic | Original Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9270600/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35822191 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JW9.0000000000000030 |
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