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Self-Paced Asynchronous Learning Modules

Welcome to the CQMSA 2SLGBTQ+ Education Program! This program is designed by medical students, for medical students, as a primer for those who wish to expand their knowledge on 2SLGBTQ+ health care. The entire program is completely asynchronous and self-paced. Feel free to work through it all in one sitting, or over the course of an entire year. While it isn’t exhaustive, we hope this serves as a comprehensive jumping-off point for your own learning. Plus, get a shiny certificate with your name when you finish all 4 modules!

Each module contains a set of learning objectives, various resources we recommend for achieving these objectives, an exercise or activity, and a self-quiz of either 10-20 multiple choice questions or a reflection exercise. We’ll also ask for your feedback along the way, as this program is new. Don’t worry, all your responses are anonymous to the CQMSA team.

To get started, use the button below to fill out an intake form. This first step will help ensure you can submit every quiz anonymously while still allowing us to track your completion of the program. Once you’ve submitted this form, a link to a second form will be presented - please fill this out as well. If you have any questions at all, reach out to your CQMSA rep!

L’ACÉQM travaille fort pour desservir les étudiant·e·s de partout au Canada dans les deux langues officielles. Nous préparons activement un programme bonifié avec des ressources en français pour mieux former nos participant·e·s francophones. Suivez-nous sur les réseaux sociaux pour rester à l’affût de nos projets !

The Pre-Program Survey is linked at the end of the Sign-Up form. However, should you decide to fill out the Pre-Program survey at a later time, please access it below and use your unique identifier to finish the sign-up process. Thank you!

 

Module 1: General 2SLGBTQ+ Knowledge

Learning Objectives

  1. Establish definitions for common terms and concepts relevant to the 2SLGBTQ+ community

  2. Explain sexual development and the biological contributors to sex and gender

  3. Be familiar with the Canadian legal, ethical, political and societal context as it pertains to 2SLGBTQ+ rights and access to health care

Assigned Module Resources

Activity:

  • Help your patients! Research your province’s process and procedure for legally changing your gender and name.

Additional Resources for Keeners

Resources for your Patients

 

Module 2: Bias and Advocacy

Learning Objectives:

  1. Develop an understanding of bias towards 2SLGBTQ+ individuals and the impact of bias and stigma on health care

  2. Establish a better understanding of one’s role in dismantling 2SLGBTQ+ bias as a healthcare practitioner

Assigned Module Resources

  • How bias and stigma affect health care: video

  • Introduction to bias towards the 2SLGBTQ community: case scenarios

  • Advocating against bias in the medical workplace: a primer

  • Being queer in medicine - what are your colleagues experiencing? Letter to the editor

Activity:

  • Test your own bias! After clicking “I wish to proceed”, try the sexuality IAT and transgender IAT and see where you stand.

 

Module 3: Queer Health Care Needs

Learning Objectives

  1. Provide appropriate and inclusive prevention, counselling, diagnosis and treatment of sexual health concerns for 2SLGBTQ+ people

  2. Understand gender transitioning, puberty blocking options, and gender-non-conforming anatomy and the impact of these on non-gender related health care needs

  3. Develop an understanding of mental health concerns for 2SLGBTQ+ individuals

Assigned Module Resources

Activity:

  • Check out the epidemiology of your province! What specific STIs should you consider counselling your patients about? What groups of patients are important to counsel? OurStats Dashboard

Additional Resources for Keeners

 

Module 4: Key Skills

Learning Objectives:

  1. Perform a comprehensive history that is inclusive of sexual and gender differences in all age groups

  2. Perform a gender-inclusive physical examination

  3. Provide appropriate and inclusive counselling on sexuality, gender, and safe sex, including the provision of additional resources or support to patients or their families

Assigned Module Resources:

Activity:

  • Take a look around the Internet, your school’s Web site, or other resources to identify a handy list of resources you can pass along to patients in your region. Look for federal, provincial and local resources you could provide someone who wants more information on transitioning, mental health support, or general support as a 2SLGBTQ+ person - and keep that list handy for your future clinical encounters!

 

Get Your Certificate

Thank you for taking the time to complete the CQMSA Online Education Program! 

1. Please complete the following Post-Program Survey to let us know how we did.

2. To receive your Certificate of Completion, please complete the following Certificate of Completion Form with your preferred name and email address. The certificate will then be automatically generated and sent to the email address you provide.