1. Sexual health innovations in undergraduate medical education
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David S. Hatem, Julie A. Jonassen, Michele P. Pugnaire, Emily Ferrara, Marjorie Clay, Katherine K. O'Dell, and Michele M. Carlin
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Medical education ,medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,Urology ,Public health ,education ,MEDLINE ,Human sexuality ,Sex Education ,Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological ,Sexual dysfunction ,Multidisciplinary approach ,Humans ,Medicine ,Health education ,Curriculum ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Sexuality ,Education, Medical, Undergraduate ,Reproductive health - Abstract
Recent national and global initiatives have drawn attention to the importance of sexual health to individuals' well-being. These initiatives advocate enhancement of efforts to address this under-represented topic in health professions curricula. University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) has undertaken a comprehensive effort to develop an integrated curriculum in sexual health. The UMMS project draws upon the expertise of a multidisciplinary faculty of clinicians, basic scientists, a medical ethicist, and educators. This article describes the project's genesis and development at UMMS, and reports on three innovations in sexual health education implemented as part of this endeavor.
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- 2003
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