A qualitative study on the internal response of medical students during the transgender healthcare education: a focus on professional identity

• 영문명: A qualitative study on the internal response of medical students during the transgender healthcare education: a focus on professional identity
• 발행기관: 한국의학교육학회
• 저자명: Seung Yeon Jeon Hyun Bae Yoon Jee Eun Park Sun Young Lee Jung won Yoon
• 간행물 정보: 『Korean Journal of Medical Education』제34권 제4호, 281~297쪽, 전체 17쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 기타의약학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2022.12.31

영문 초록

Purpose: This qualitative study examined the inner response of medical students who participated in a transgender healthcare education program. The factors that effected the inner response were investigated in order to suggest strategies for improving the effectiveness of the transgender healthcare education program. Methods: The transgender healthcare education program consisted of 2 hours of lectures and 2 hours of clinical role-play over 3 weeks. Eight 4-year medical students in Seoul, South Korea, were selected considering gender, the route of admission to medical school, and religion. Each student was interviewed individually for approximately 30 minutes 3 times before, during, and after the educational program, and interviews were analyzed using thematic analysis. Results: By attending the transgender healthcare education program, students have shown three types of inner response—confusion, acceptance, and negotiation. The students’ personal identities and professional identities influenced these responses. In particular, students’ existing professional identities motivated them to learn about transgender healthcare and played a key role in resolving the discomfort that occurred during the educational program. Through the transgender healthcare education, students were able to reduce prejudice against transgender people, understand the unique medical needs of the transgender population and increase their self-efficacy related to transgender health care. Conclusion: The transgender healthcare education program allowed medical school students to acquire medical knowledge related to transgender patients and increase their cultural competence as future medical professionals. In addition, as the professional identity is critical in educating transgender healthcare, it should be considered thoroughly in order to effectively educate the medical students.

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Transgender persons Health services for transgender persons Undergraduate medical education Health services accessibility