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Article: Improving medical students' confidence in dealing with sexual health.(ROUND UP: Service Delivery)(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- Reproductive Health Matters
- Article date:
- May 1, 2005
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The teaching of sexual and reproductive health to medical undergraduates is often restricted to genitourinary medicine and gynaecology, meaning that they are poorly equipped on graduation for dealing with sexual health issues. In an effort to improve communication skills, knowledge and awareness of sexual health, undergraduates at the University of Edinburgh are offered an opportunity to train as peer educators to deliver sex education in schools. Responding to a set of fictional case histories about patients of all age groups, ...