• J Sex Med · Jul 2016

    Sexual Health in Undergraduate Medical Education: Existing and Future Needs and Platforms.

    • Alan W Shindel, Abdulaziz Baazeem, Ian Eardley, and Eli Coleman.
    • University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA.
    • J Sex Med. 2016 Jul 1; 13 (7): 1013-26.

    IntroductionThis article explores the evolution and current delivery of undergraduate medical education in human sexuality.AimTo make recommendations regarding future educational needs, principles of curricular development, and how the International Society for Sexual Medicine (ISSM) should address the need to enhance and promote human sexuality education around the world.MethodsThe existing literature was reviewed for sexuality education, curriculum development, learning strategies, educational formats, evaluation of programs, evaluation of students, and faculty development.Main Outcome MeasuresThe prevailing theme of most publications in this vein is that sexuality education in undergraduate medical education is currently not adequate to prepare students for future practice.ResultsWe identified components of the principles of attitudes, knowledge, and skills that should be contained in a comprehensive curriculum for undergraduate medical education in human sexuality. Management of sexual dysfunction; lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender health care; sexuality across genders and lifespan; understanding of non-normative sexual practices; sexually transmitted infections and HIV, contraception; abortion; sexual coercion and violence; and legal aspects were identified as topics meriting particular attention.ConclusionCurricula should be integrated throughout medical school and based on principles of adult learning. Methods of teaching should be multimodal and evaluations of student performance are critical. To realize much of what needs to be done, faculty development is critical. Thus, the ISSM can play a key role in the provision and dissemination of learning opportunities and materials, it can promote educational programs around the world, and it can articulate a universal curriculum with modules that can be adopted. The ISSM can create chapters, review documents, slide decks, small group and roleplay topics, and video-recorded materials and make all this material easily available. An expert consensus conference would be needed to realize these recommendations and fulfill them.Copyright © 2016 International Society for Sexual Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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