Sexualitv in the phvsician-patient relatioiship

Area of Science:

• Medical Education
• Psychology
• Sexuality Studies

Background:

• Medical training typically emphasizes patient-centered sexual health concerns.
• There is a need to address medical students' personal attitudes and feelings regarding patient sexuality.
• Developing self-awareness is crucial for effective patient communication and care.

Purpose of the Study:

• To describe a learning module designed for medical students.
• To equip students with skills to manage personal sexual attitudes and feelings.
• To enhance students' ability to address patient sexuality with increased self-awareness.

Main Methods:

• Development and implementation of a specialized learning module.
• Inclusion of learning activities focused on personal sexual attitudes and feelings.
• Collection of student responses and feedback through anecdotes and surveys.

Main Results:

• The module provided learning activities to help students cope with personal sexual attitudes.
• Anecdotes demonstrated increased student self-awareness and improved responses.
• A questionnaire survey revealed that 93% of students found the module helpful.

Conclusions:

• The learning module is effective in enhancing medical students' self-awareness regarding sexuality.
• Addressing personal attitudes improves students' capacity to handle patient sexual health discussions.
• This approach contributes to more comprehensive and sensitive medical training in human sexuality.