Learning from a lecture about sexual minorities for first-year medical students
10.11307/mededjapan.45.5_357
- VernacularTitle:性的マイノリティについての講義を受けて医学科1年生が学んだこと : 感想カードを用いた質的研究
- Author:
Akiko Aoki
;
Hideya Sakakibara
;
Youji Nagashima
;
Shinji Hoshino
;
Kei Mukaihara
;
Eiji Goto
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
sexual minority;
medical student;
lecture
- From:Medical Education
2014;45(5):357-362
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
Objectives: The aim of this study was to explore the first-year medical students’ perception of their learning from a lecture about sexual minorities.
Methods: In September 2012, a physician and a gynecologist first lectured about sex differences, reproductive medicine, and sexually transmitted infections. Next, the representative of a support group for a sexual minority talked about the prejudice and discrimination toward sexual minorities. He showed a video about a high school student who had publicity revealed his sexual orientation. We analyzed the students’ reports by the qualitative data analysis method Step Coding and Theorization. The students’ descriptions were extracted, coded by contents, and then grouped into several categories.
Results: Many students were surprised at the percentage of persons belonging to a sexual minority. By watching the DVD they came to realize that homosexuals are just like other persons in most ways. They mentioned the need for correct knowledge about sexual minorities.
Conclusion: We believe that the educational session about sexual minorities is meaningful for and valued by medical students, and medical care for sexual minorities should be taught to medical students.
