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Fostering Inclusive Approaches to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Healthcare on the Obstetrics and Gynecology Clerkship

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This article from the “To the Point” series prepared by the Association of Professors in Gynecology and Obstetrics (APGO) Undergraduate Medical Education Committee (UMEC) provides educators with strategies for inclusion of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT)-related content into the medical school curriculum. With a focus on the Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB/GYN) clerkship, we also address ways to enhance visibility of these curricula within existing clinical and teaching experiences.

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  1. Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Clinic South Pointe Hospital, Executive Office, 20000 Harvard Road, Warrensville Heights, OH, 44122, USA

    Margaret L. McKenzie

  2. Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, New York, NY, 10027, USA

    David A. Forstein

  3. Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA

    Jodi F. Abbott

  4. Virginia Commonwealth University, Inova Campus, Falls Church, VA, USA

    Samantha D. Buery-Joyner

  5. University of Oklahoma, Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, USA

    LaTasha B. Craig

  6. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA

    John L. Dalrymple

  7. Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL, USA

    Scott C. Graziano

  8. Division of Urogynecology, Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Providence, RI, USA

    Brittany S. Hampton

  9. University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, USA

    Sarah M. Page-Ramsey

  10. UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson-New Brunswick, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

    Archana Pradhan

  11. Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Abigail Wolf

  12. University of Saskatchewan, College of Medicine, Division of Oncology, Room 4562, Saskatoon, Canada

    Laura Hopkins

  13. Royal University Hospital, 103 Hospital Drive, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 0W8, Canada

    Laura Hopkins

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McKenzie, M.L., Forstein, D.A., Abbott, J.F. et al. Fostering Inclusive Approaches to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Healthcare on the Obstetrics and Gynecology Clerkship. Med.Sci.Educ. 30, 523–527 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40670-019-00886-z

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