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SEX, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY HEALTH EQUITY

SURGERY 980
Course Description

An overview of how concepts of sex, gender, and sexuality in society and medicine impact medical care and lived experience for patients who are LGBQ, transgender, gender-diverse and/or have variations in sex characteristics (VSC). Topics include shared decision-making, allyship, trauma-informed care, gender-affirming care, and unique health disparities in patients who are LGBQ, transgender, gender-diverse and/or those with VSC. Gain insight into patient experience of medical care through patient-centered shadowing/observer opportunities.

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