Title
Sexual health innovations in undergraduate medical education
UMMS Affiliation
Office of Educational Affairs; Department of Family Medicine and Community Health; Meyers Primary Care Institute; Department of Physiology; Department of Medicine; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Office of Ethics
Date
10-11-2003
Document Type
Article
Subjects
Curriculum; Education, Medical, Undergraduate; Humans; Sex Education; Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological; *Sexuality
Disciplines
Life Sciences | Medicine and Health Sciences | Women's Studies
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.
Rights and Permissions
Citation: Int J Impot Res. 2003 Oct;15 Suppl 5:S46-50. Link to article on publisher's site
Related Resources
PubMed ID
14551577
