Education about sexual and gender minorities within Canadian emergency medicine residency programs.
Robert PrimavesiAdam BurcheriBlair L BighamAlexandre CoutinKelly LienJustin KohMichael KruseHilary MacCormickScott OdorizziVictor NgVincent PoirierNadia PrimianiSheila SmithSuneel UpadhyeClare WallnerJudy MorrisRodrick LimPublished in: CJEM (2022)
The panel outlines eight recommendations for closing the curricular gap. It identifies three perceived or real barriers to the inclusion of sexual and gender minority content in emergency medicine residency curricula. It acknowledges three enabling recommendations that are beyond the scope of individual emergency medicine programs or emergency departments (EDs), that if enacted would enable the implementation of the recommendations. Each recommendation is accompanied by two action items as a guide to implementation. Each of the three barriers is accompanied by two action items that offer specific solutions to overcome these obstacles. Each enabling recommendation suggests an action that would shift emergency medicine towards sociocultural competence nationally. These recommendations set the primary steps towards closing the educational gap.