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Elle Lett1,2,3, Renée Brown4,5, Asa Radix2,6,7
1Department of Emergency Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Purpose:
This study aims to characterize demographic characteristics of transgender and nonbinary (trans) medical students and their training experiences.
Methods:
We conducted cross-sectional analyses of responses to the Association of American Medical Colleges Graduation Questionnaire (2016-2023) to characterize trans medical students using measures of race, ethnicity, age, and medical school region; assess overall satisfaction with medical training; and evaluate time to graduation, all compared to cisgender peers.
Results:
Among 121,291 respondents who completed gender identity items, 837 (0.7%) were trans. After adjustment, trans graduates were more likely to be unsatisfied with their education (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]: 2.64, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.08, 3.29, p < 0.001) and more likely to take greater than 4 years to complete medical school (aOR: 1.55, 95% CI: 1.32, 1.82, p < 0.001).
Conclusion:
With higher odds of being unsatisfied with their education, additional research must identify and develop interventions to improve their training experience.
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