Abstract
ABSTRACTMedical students matriculating in the coming years will be faced with treating an expansive increase in the population of older lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) patients. While these patients face healthcare concerns similar to their non-LGBT aging peers, the older LGBT community has distinct healthcare needs and faces well-documented healthcare disparities. In order to reduce these healthcare barriers, medical school curricula must prepare and educate future physicians to treat this population while providing high quality, culturally-competent care. This article addresses some of the unique healthcare needs of the aging LGBT population with an emphasis on social concerns and healthcare disparities. It provides additional curricular recommendations to aid in the progressive augmentation of medical school curricula.Abbreviations: Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME); LGBT: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender
Highlights
In the year 2000, 1 to 2.8 million lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) adults aged 65 and older were living in the United States [1,2]
The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) published a 300+ page resource for medical educators outlining the implementation of curricular and institutional climate changes to improve the healthcare of LGBT and gender nonconforming patients [4]
While the AAMC resource lays out some concerns, this call to action addresses a few of the unique healthcare needs of the aging LGBT population, with an emphasis on social concerns, healthcare disparities, and cultural competence
Summary
In the year 2000, 1 to 2.8 million lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) adults aged 65 and older were living in the United States [1,2]. Medical students matriculating in the coming years will likely be faced with treating this expansive increase in the population of older LGBT patients. Medical schools must prepare and educate future physicians to treat the unique healthcare requirements of this population while providing culturally-competent care.
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