Mohammad Faisal Al Ali
Palestinian Nursing Students' Perspective of Clinical Decision-Making
SAGE open nursing
despite increasing number sexual gender minority sgm patients united states designation national institutes health population health disparities available tools lacking train medical students appropriate care population therefore developed implemented novel selfdirected 2week online elective undergraduate medical students objective study evaluate effectiveness course increasing medical students competency confidence caring sgm patients developed curriculum using kerns sixstep model curriculum development created anonymous pre postcourse surveys using standardized lesbian gay bisexual transgender development clinical skills survey lgbtdocss questionnaire assess cultural competence well 5point likertscored survey assess selfperceived confidence care sgm patients tested statistical significance pre postsurvey scores via paired sample tests r r project statistical computing found statistically significant increases lgbtdocss categories clinical preparedness plt001 basic knowledge plt001 overall competency plt001 selfperceived confidence caring sgm patients plt001 n33 course represents effective solution increasing medical students selfperceived competence confidence caring sgm patients flexibility ease online format may appealing students institutions ultimately serve increase access crucial content largely absent current undergraduate medical education future evaluation efforts required determine whether course impacts longterm behavioral changes outcomes