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Many Med Schools Score Poorly in Teaching Gay/Lesbian Health (USNews)

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These patients have concerns that often differ from those of heterosexuals, study authors say

Medical schools set aside an average of only seven hours for topics related to the health care needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) patients, a new study says.

The survey of deans of 150 American and Canadian medical schools also found wide variation in the amount, content and quality of instruction on LGBT health.

For example, a third of the schools had no LGBT content during their clinical years, about 7 percent had no content during preclinical years, and about 4 percent had no content in any of their years.

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Complete article at US News : http://bit.ly/ovHP48