Rationale and Objectives
Transgender persons often experience healthcare disparities due to lack of provider
knowledge. With increasing gender diversity awareness and prevalence of gender-affirming
care, radiologists-in-training need to be aware of the unique health considerations
for this patient population. Radiology residents have limited exposure to dedicated
teaching on transgender medical care and imaging during training. Development and
implementation of a radiology-based transgender curriculum can help close this gap
in radiology residency education. The aim of this study was to explore radiology resident
attitudes and experiences with a novel radiology-based transgender curriculum, guided
by the conceptual framework of reflective practice.
Materials and Methods
A qualitative approach was employed using semi-structured interviews to explore resident
perspectives of a curriculum covering transgender patient care and imaging over 4
monthly sessions. Ten residents at the University of Cincinnati radiology residency
participated in interviews consisting of open-ended questions. Interviews were audiotaped,
transcribed, and thematic analysis was conducted across all responses.
Results
Four themes emerged through the existing framework: 1) impactful/memorable aspects;
things learned; increased awareness; and suggestions/feedback. Prominent subthemes
included patient panel and stories, physician experts sharing knowledge and experiences,
link to radiology and imaging, novel concept, gender-affirming surgeries and anatomy,
appropriate radiology reporting, and patient interactions.
Conclusion
Radiology residents found the curriculum to be an effective novel educational experience
that was previously unaddressed during their training. This imaging-based curriculum
can be further adapted and implemented in a variety of radiology curricular settings.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: March 11, 2023
Accepted:
February 10,
2023
Received in revised form:
February 7,
2023
Received:
December 13,
2022
Publication stage
In Press Corrected ProofIdentification
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