Sexual health innovations in undergraduate medical education

Int J Impot Res. 2003 Oct:15 Suppl 5:S46-50. doi: 10.1038/sj.ijir.3901072.

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.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Curriculum
  • Education, Medical, Undergraduate / methods*
  • Humans
  • Sex Education / methods*
  • Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / therapy*
  • Sexuality*